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köra

Pronunciation: /²ɕœ̞ːra/

“köra” is a Swedish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to drive ((of) a (motorized) vehicle)
  2. to run (machinery or the like – or sometimes in a more general sense by extension)
  3. to run, to execute
  4. to drive (push)
  5. 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)
  6. to go for (a particular option or the like) (not to be confused with köra på as a particle verb)
  7. to do (utilize or the like)
  8. to go, to do it
  9. to flunk, to fail (an exam or the like)
  10. to sing in a choir
  11. 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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