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No. 1,225 in Swedish

höjt

"Raised" or "increased."

In a sentence

  • Han har höjt sin röst för att höras.

    He has raised his voice to be heard.

    The word 'höjt' here is used to signify the act of raising something, specifically referring to raising one's voice.

  • Skattetrycket har höjt under det senaste året.

    The tax burden has increased over the past year.

    In this case, 'höjt' denotes an increase in a quantitative measure over time, used here to describe an economic or societal concept.

  • Lampan hänger för lågt; vi kan höja den.

    The lamp hangs too low; we can raise it.

    Here, 'höja' is the infinitive form of 'höjt', used to describe the action of physically raising an object or setting it higher.

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