mod.
courage
Meaning & usage
courage
mood
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, cognate with English mood, German Mut.
toward, towards; to (physical motion, direction)
Dette tog kører mod Vanløse.
Peg mod det sted, hvor lyden kommer fra.
toward, towards; to (physical orientation, facing)
Hun stillede sig med ansigtet mod havet.
Værelset vender ud mod gaden.
toward, towards; to (temporal motion)
Han er godt på vej mod de 40 år.
toward, towards (near in time)
mod slutningen af aftenen
toward, towards; to (as a goal)
De sigter mod at skabe 10.000 nye job.
almost, nearly, close to (in terms of quantity)
Aktiekursen faldt med hen mod 20 procent.
against; into (in the opposite physical direction of)
Man må nogle gange svømme mod strømmen.
Intet sejlskib kan sejle lige mod vinden.
against; to (in physical contact with)
Han lagde øret mod døren og lyttede.
against, into, with (forceful collision)
Bilen kørte mod muren.
Skibet støder mod isbjerget.
against, versus; on (having as an opponent)
USA har aldrig formelt erklæret krig mod Irak.
Gårsdagens tenniskamp var Federer mod Nadal.
against (in constrast to; inconsistent with; contradicting)
mod reglerne
mod sin vilje
at; toward, towards; against (a recipient or target)
Hans vrede var rettet mod præsidenten.
Bogserien sigter mod unge voksne.
to; toward, towards; with (as an attitude or behavior)
Hun har altid været venlig mod mig.
I dag var han meget utålmodig mod mig.
against (refuting or implicating)
beviser mod sagsøgte
to (a victim)
Hvordan kunne du gøre sådan en forfærdelig ting mod mig?
from; against (protection, precaution)
at skærme sig mod vinden
et værn for at beskytte mod onde ånder
for (e.g., as a treatment, cure, or prophylaxis)
Han tog piller mod smerterne.
to; against (comparison)
Slutresultatet blev 33 mod 17.
Fordele og ulemper skal vejes op mod hinanden.
in return for; in exchange for; as compensation for
Hvad ville du gerne have mod din hjælp?
against (as foreground re: a background)
i silhuet mod himlen
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse í mót, i.e. the preposition í (“in”) + the noun mót (“meeting”) (compare i møde), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, cognate with English moot.
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