köra
Pronunciation: /²ɕœ̞ːra/
“köra” is a Swedish word. Its 11 meanings in English:
verb
- to drive ((of) a (motorized) vehicle)
- to run (machinery or the like – or sometimes in a more general sense by extension)
- to run, to execute
- to drive (push)
- to drive, to run ((usually) away, out, or the like – get to leave, by commanding to leave, through physical means, or the like – compare åka)
- to go for (a particular option or the like) (not to be confused with köra på as a particle verb)
- to do (utilize or the like)
- to go, to do it
- to flunk, to fail (an exam or the like)
- to sing in a choir
- to sing as a backing vocalist
Etymology
From Old Swedish kø̄ra, from Old Norse keyra (“to drive, fling, toss”), from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, *karjaną (“to turn, sweep”). More at cair.
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