This is the 13490th most frequent Swedish word.
utgav
"Utgav" means "published" or "issued" in English.
In this sentence, 'utgav sig för' means 'pretended' and represents actions of impersonation or pretense.
Hon utgav sig för att vara läkare.
She pretended to be a doctor.
Here, 'utgav' means 'released' or 'published', indicating the action of making something public.
Förlaget utgav boken förra året.
The publisher released the book last year.
In this instance, 'utgav' again means 'published', denoting periodic publication or issuance.