innantill

Swedish

Etymology

innan +‎ till

Adverb

innantill (not comparable)

  1. (dated) internally, on the inside
    Synonym: invändigt
  2. not by heart; aided by written text or other information, as opposed to unaided and from memory
    Antonym: utantill
    Jag hann inte lära mig låttexten, så jag kommer att skriva ut texten och sjunga innantill.
    I didn't have time to learn the song lyrics, so I will print out the lyrics and sing reading from [a piece of paper].
    Jag hjälpte henne sammanfatta önskemålen men jag kommer ändå läsa upp dem innantill, så att det är hennes ord och inte mina.
    I helped her summarize the requests, but I will still read them aloud from writing, so that it'll be her words and not mine.
  3. (figurative) thoroughly, carefully, verbatim

Derived terms

  • innantilläsning

References

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