UrsprungFrom varv (“lap”) + -a.
- to lap (pass someone (usually a fellow contestant) who has completed fewer laps than oneself)
“Att bli varvad under ett race är riktigt demoraliserande, så till slut gav jag upp” — Being lapped during a race is really demoralizing, so I ultimately gave up
“Jag blev varvad av Stig när vi åkte gokart” — I was lapped by Stig when we went go-karting
- to layer
“Varva grädde och sylt i tårtan” — Layer cream and jam in the cake
- figurativelyto alternate between, to intersperse
“ståuppkomik varvat med musikframträdanden” — stand-up comedy interspersed with musical performances
- dated, slangto beat a video game or reach a point where it loops back to the beginning
“Jag varvade Super Mario Bros. igår” — I beat Super Mario Bros. yesterday
Formervarvar(present) · varvade(preterite) · varvat(supine) · varva(imperative) · varva(active, infinitive) · varvas(infinitive, passive) · varvat(active, supine) · varvats(passive, supine) · varva(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · varven(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · varvar(active, indicative, present) · varvade(active, indicative, past) · varvas(indicative, passive, present) · varvades(indicative, passive, past) · varva(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · varvade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · varvas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · varvades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)