This is the 9541st most frequent Swedish word.
föregripa
To anticipate or preempt.
Here, 'föregripa' means 'to pre-empt', dealing with disrupting or addressing expectations beforehand.
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' is used to mean 'to anticipate' or 'take action before', often referring to predicting or revealing something prematurely.
Jag ville inte föregripa händelserna genom att avslöja resultatet.
I did not want to anticipate the events by revealing the result.
In this sentence, 'föregripa' is utilized to imply 'to take action in anticipation of', focusing on preemptive measures.