uppehålla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish uppehalda, equivalent of uppe (“up”) + hålla (“hold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɵpːɛˌhɔlːa/

Verb

uppehålla (present uppehåller, preterite uppehöll, supine uppehållit, imperative uppehåll)

(reflexive) to stay (in some area or the like, in the sense of being there for some time (by one's own volition)); to stay, (sometimes) to reside
Uppehålla sig illegalt i ett land
Stay/reside illegally in a country

Hon uppehöll sig mest vid baren under kvällen
She spent most of the evening at the bar ("She mostly stayed at the bar during the evening," where vid implies the counter of the bar rather than the establishment, where på would be used)

Vet vi var han uppehåller sig nu för tiden?
Do we know where he is / is staying these days?
(reflexive, figuratively) to dwell (on a topic or the like)
uppehålla sig vid ett ämne
dwell on a topic ("stay at a topic")
(transitive) maintain, keep up
(transitive) delay, stall
(transitive) temporarily hold a position, act for somebody

Usage notes

Like "stay" in (sense 1), but in the general sense of remaining somewhere. "Be about" and "linger" are also close in meaning. "Att uppehålla sig på ett hotell" sounds off for "to be staying at a hotel," as it implies remaining at the hotel without necessarily having checked in. Can also be thought of as synonymous with vara (“be”) except implying staying for some time.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *uppehålla* (class 7 strong)
	active		passive
infinitive	uppehålla		uppehållas
supine	uppehållit		uppehållits
imperative	uppehåll		—
imper. plural¹	uppehållen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	uppehåller	uppehöll	uppehålls, uppehålles	uppehölls
ind. plural¹	uppehålla	uppehöllo	uppehållas	uppehöllos
subjunctive²	uppehålle	uppehölle	uppehålles	uppehölles

present participle		uppehållande
past participle		uppehållen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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