UrsprungFrom Old Swedish varþa, vordha, from Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną. Equivalent to vård + -a.
- to provide (professional or informal) medical care (to)
“Hon vårdas för svåra brännskador” — She is being treated for severe burns
- to take care of (keep in good condition)
“vårda sin kropp” — take care of one's body
“Vårda språket!” — Mind your language!
- to keep holy, to cherish
“vårda minnet av någon” — cherish someone's memory
- reflexiveto care for
“Hon vårdar sig om hemlösa katter” — She cares for homeless cats (cares about, and maybe provides shelter to or the like)
- reflexiveto take care of (put effort into)
“vårda sig om sitt utseende” — take care of one's appearance
Formervårdar(present) · vårdade(preterite) · vårdat(supine) · vårda(imperative) · vårda(active, infinitive) · vårdas(infinitive, passive) · vårdat(active, supine) · vårdats(passive, supine) · vårda(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · vården(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · vårdar(active, indicative, present) · vårdade(active, indicative, past) · vårdas(indicative, passive, present) · vårdades(indicative, passive, past) · vårda(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · vårdade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · vårdas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · vårdades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)