avbida

== Swedish == === Etymology === av- +‎ bida. === Verb === avbida (present avbidar, preterite avbidade, supine avbidat, imperative avbida) (transitive) (law) to wait, to await, to stand by (as opposed to acting) Synonyms: avvakta, invänta (law) to remain Synonym: stanna kvar avbida i häkte ― to remain in custody ==== Usage notes ==== Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose. ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “avbida”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “avbida”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “avbida”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)