höra upp

Swedish

Verb

höra upp (present hör upp, preterite hörde upp, supine hört upp, imperative hör upp)

  1. to listen up (pay attention and listen to someone who is talking)
    Hör upp, grabbar!
    Listen up, guys!
    om ni hade hört upp under lektionen, skulle ni ha vetat att Paris är huvudstaden i Frankrike
    if you'd paid attention during class, you'd have known that Paris is the capital of France
  2. (rare, dated) Alternative form of upphöra; to end, to stop (doing something; transitive or intransitive, often with med)
    om ni hade hört upp med att sparka boll när jag sade till er, hade fönstret inte gått sönder
    if you'd stopped kicking the ball when I told you to, the window wouldn't have been broken
    det hörde för tre timmar sedan upp att regna
    it stopped raining three hours ago
    lika plötsligt som det hade börjat, hörde regnet upp
    just as suddenly as it had started, the rain stopped
    regnet hörde upp, lika plötsligt som det hade börjat
    the rain stopped, just as suddenly as it had started

Usage notes

Chiefly in the imperative in (sense 1), like in English.

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