No. 9,912 in Swedish
hejda
"Hejda" means "to stop" or "to halt."
In a sentence
Jag försökte hejda honom från att springa ut i trafiken.
I tried to stop him from running into the traffic.
In this sentence, 'hejda' is used to mean 'to stop' or 'to prevent' someone or something from performing an action.
Hans framfart var svår att hejda eftersom ingen vågade säga ifrån.
His rampage was difficult to halt because no one dared to object.
Here, 'hejda' means 'to halt' or 'to restrain' an aggressive or undesired behavior or action.
Vi måste hejda spridningen av viruset innan det blir en epidemi.
We must contain the spread of the virus before it becomes an epidemic.
In this context, 'hejda' refers to 'containing' or 'restricting' the spread or dissemination of something undesirable.
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