befinna.
to be located (at); to be (positioned) at
Meaning & usage
to be located (at); to be (positioned) at
Vi befinner oss nu på den plats där Martin Luther King höll sitt berömda tal.
to be in a specific (non-permanent) state or condition
Ett objekt som befinner sig i rörelse kommer att förbli i rörelse försåvitt det inte verkas på av en yttre obalanserad kraft.
Antag att vi har en atom som befinner sig i sitt grundtillstånd.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German bevinden, from Old Saxon bifindan. Equivalent to be- + finna. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål befinne, Danish befinde, German befinden, Dutch bevinden (“to find”), English befind and Saterland Frisian befiende (“to be located”).
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