No. 9,528 in Swedish

förd

"Förd" in English means "taken" or "brought."

In a sentence

Han var förd till sjukhuset i ambulans.
He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Here, 'förd' is used as the past participle of the verb 'föra', meaning 'to bring' or 'to transport', indicating that the subject was transported.
Beslutet är förd till styrelsen för vidare diskussion.
The decision was brought to the board for further discussion.
In this sentence, 'förd' again serves as the past participle of 'föra', with the meaning of 'being brought', showing an action of delivering or presenting something to a location or entity.
Staden har blivit förd in i moderniteten.
The city has been brought into modernity.
Here, 'förd' is metaphorically used to express transitioning or advancing towards a state, derived from the verb 'föra'.

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