eiga við

Icelandic

Verb

eiga við (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative á við, third-person singular past indicative átti við, supine átt við)

to mean, to be driving at ^syn.
Hvað áttu við?
What do you mean?
to apply to
Þér finnst eins og reglurnar eigi ekki við þig.
You feel like the rules do not apply to you.
to tamper with ^syn.
Það hefur verið átt við vélarnar!
The machines have been tampered with!
to be appropriate ^ant.^syn.
Þetta á ekki við hér.
This is not appropriate here.

Eiga þessi föt við í svona fínu boði?
Are these clothes appropriate in such a nice party?

Synonyms

(mean^def.): meina, merkja, þýða
(tamper with^def.): fikta, fikta í
(be appropriate^def.^ant.): vera viðeigandi

Antonyms

(be appropriate^def.^syn.): vera óviðeigandi

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