på eget bevåg

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²poː ²eːɡɛt ˌbɛˈvoːɡ/

Adverb

på eget bevåg (not comparable)

1. by one's own volition, of one's own accord (on one's own initiative, and not due to outside influence)

   De handlar på eget bevåg

   They're doing it by their own volition

2. at one's own risk (by one's own volition and at one's own responsibility)

   Man kan göra så här också, men det är farligt. Görs på eget bevåg.

   This is another way to do it, but it's dangerous. Do it at your own risk.

Synonyms

• sua sponte (“by one's own volition”)

References

• bevåg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bevåg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bevåg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)