Swedish

Verb

höra upp

1. to listen up, to pay attention and listen to someone who is talking

   om ni hade hört upp under lektionen, skulle ni ha vetat att Paris är huvudstaden i Frankrike

   if you had paid attention during class, you would have known that Paris is the capital of France

2. 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 had stopped kicking ball when I told you, the window would not 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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (2. to stop): upphöra