utlova

== Swedish == === Etymology === ut (“out”) +‎ lova (“promise”) === Verb === utlova (present utlovar, preterite utlovade, supine utlovat, imperative utlova) to promise (something, or to bring about something) ==== Usage notes ==== Can take a thing someone promises (to bring about) as a direct object. For "I promise to ...", "Jag lovar att ..." sounds more natural than "Jag utlovar att ..." Idiomatic for "a promised X" (an X someone has been promised) in the past participle utlovad. ==== Conjugation ==== === References === utlova in Svensk ordbok (SO) utlova in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)