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insupa

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Swedish

Etymology

in +‎ supa

Verb

insupa (present insuper, preterite insöp, supine insupit, imperative insup)

  1. (somewhat literary) to breathe in, to take in (air)
    Hon insöp morgonluften
    She took in the morning air
    insupa dofterna
    take in the scents
  2. (somewhat literary, figuratively) to take in (more generally), to absorb, to imbibe, to drink in
    De gick genom stadens gator och insöp atmosfären
    They walked through the city streets, taking in the atmosphere
    De satt i en cirkel runt honom och insöp varje ord som föll från hans läppar
    They sat in a circle around him and drank in every word that fell from his lips

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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