gå ut

See also: gaut, Gaut, and Gäut

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gå ut (present tense går ut, past tense gjekk ut, supine gått ut, past participle utgått, present participle utgåande, imperative gå ut)

1. (intransitive) to expire
2. (intransitive) to go outside, exit
3. (intransitive) to proceed
   • Vi trur på Den heilage ande, som er Herre og gjer levande, som går ut frå Faderen og Sonen.

     We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

Derived terms

• utgått (past participle)
• utgåande (present participle)
• (phrasal verbs with additional particles): gå ut frå; gå ut med; gå ut mot; gå ut på

References

• Cf. ut “gå ut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

gå ut (present går ut, preterite gick ut, supine gått ut, imperative gå ut)

1. to expire

   Mitt pass har gått ut

   My passport has expired

   Mjölken har gått ut

   The milk is past its best before date

2. to go out, exit

   Jag gick ut ur rummet

   I exited the room

3. to finish (an education or school year)

   Han gick ut nian

   He finished ninth grade

   Hon går ut gymnasiet nästa år

   She finishes high school next year

4. (with på) to have as one's/its idea

   Metoden gick ut på att intervjua kunder och förändra produkter de ogillade

   The idea behind the method was to interview customers and modify products they disliked

5. (with över) to afflict (someone innocent)

   Kollektiv bestraffning går ut över oskyldiga

   Collective punishment afflicts innocent people

   Jag vet att du inte hade något med det att göra, så det är trist att det gått ut över dig

   I know you had nothing to do with it, so it's a shame that it has negatively affected you

6. (with med) to make publicly known, to announce

   De har gått ut med att de kommer ändra kebabsåsreceptet

   They've announced that they are going to change the kebab sauce recipe

7. (with med) to walk (a dog or the like)

   gå ut med hunden

   walk the dog

   Han är ute och går med hunden

   He's out walking his dog

8. (of a game like patience/solitaire) to be won

   Patiensen gick ut

   The game of patience was won

See also

• rasta
• utgå

References

• gå ut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gå ut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• utgå