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No. 4,451 in Swedish

uppmanad

Urged or prompted.

In a sentence

  • Jag blev uppmanad att delta i mötet.

    I was urged to attend the meeting.

    In this sentence, 'uppmanad' meaning 'urged' or 'encouraged' indicates that someone prompted or advised the subject to attend the meeting.

  • Eleverna blev uppmanade att reflektera över resultatet.

    The students were encouraged to reflect on the outcome.

    Here, 'uppmanade' is used in the plural form to indicate that the students as a group were appealed to reflect or think critically about something.

  • Han har alltid uppmanat oss att följa våra drömmar.

    He has always encouraged us to follow our dreams.

    In this case, 'uppmanat' appears in the infinitive perfect tense to suggest a continuous motivation or advice given by someone, here in a positive support context.

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