be.
to ask for, request someone else to do something
Meaning & usage
to ask for, request someone else to do something
Han bad om ett glas vatten
Jag vill be om en tjänst
to pray
De satt i kyrkan och bad
to beg, to plead with someone for help or for a favor
Hjälp mig! Jag ber dig!
Where this word comes from
From older bedja, from Old Swedish biþia, from Old Norse biðja, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Cognate with Danish bede, Icelandic biðja, English bid, Dutch bidden, German bitten.
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