foregå

See also: föregå

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vorgan. Cognate with Dutch voorgaan.

Verb

foregå (imperative foregå, infinitive at foregå, present tense foregår, past tense foregik, perfect tense foregået)

  1. to happen, to transpire
    Synonyms: ske, hænde
  2. to influence or train others (by behaviour)
  3. (archaic) to precede
    Synonym: forudgå

Conjugation

Conjugation of foregå
active passive
present foregår foregås
past foregik
infinitive foregå foregås
imperative foregå
participle
present foregående
past foregået
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund foregåen

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From fore- +‎ .

Verb

foregå (imperative foregå, present tense foregår, passive foregås, simple past foregikk, past participle foregått, present participle foregående)

  1. to go on, happen, take place
  2. to precede
    foregå med et godt eksempel - set a good example

References