stå på

Swedish

Verb

stå på (present står på, preterite stod på, supine stått på, imperative stå på)

  1. to be going on (often of something out of the ordinary)
    Vad står på här?
    What's going on here?
    De undrade vad som stod på
    They wondered what was going on
  2. (in some expressions) to not happen immediately, to take time
    Det stod inte länge på innan han åter var i finkan
    It didn't take long before he was in prison again
  3. to drive fast (perhaps short for "stå på gasen" (stand on the gas))
    Föraren stod på genom kurvan
    The driver stood on the gas throughout the curve
  4. (figuratively) to work hard

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