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spänd

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See also: spand

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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spänd

  1. past participle of spänna

Adjective

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spänd (comparative mer spänd, superlative mest spänd)

  1. stretched (extending across a gap), spanning
  2. tense, tight
    Antonym: slak
    gå på spänd lina
    walk on a tight rope
  3. excited, uptight, filled with excitement, with tension

Usage notes

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The intuition is closer to tensed/tightened, since this is a past participle, though it usually doesn't make difference.

Declension

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Inflection of spänd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular spänd
neuter singular spänt
plural spända
masculine plural2 spände
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 spände
all spända

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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