No. 9,541 in Swedish
föregripa
To anticipate or preempt.
In a sentence
Jag ville inte föregripa händelserna genom att avslöja resultatet.
I did not want to anticipate the events by revealing the result.
Here, 'föregripa' is used to mean 'to anticipate' or 'take action before', often referring to predicting or revealing something prematurely.
Hon försökte föregripa den annalkande krisen genom att vidta försiktighetsåtgärder.
She tried to anticipate the impending crisis by taking precautions.
In this sentence, 'föregripa' is utilized to imply 'to take action in anticipation of', focusing on preemptive measures.
Författaren valde att föregripa läsarens förväntningar genom en oväntad twist.
The author chose to pre-empt the reader's expectations with an unexpected twist.
Here, 'föregripa' means 'to pre-empt', dealing with disrupting or addressing expectations beforehand.
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