läsa upp

Swedish

Verb

läsa upp

  1. read aloud, read off (from a list)
    • 2012 December 13, “Kyrkornas skatter bär på hemligheter”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
      Predikstolen var inte endast ett massmedium för Guds ord utan också för kungens. Kungörelser och nyheter lästes upp efter predikan.
      The pulpit was not merely a mass medium for the word of God, but also that of the king. Proclamations and news were read aloud after the sermon.
    Synonym: läsa högt
  2. to improve one's grades from secondary school by studying in a facility of municipal adult education (called Komvux), normally in order to get better chances of admission to an institution of higher education.
    läsa upp betygento improve the grades
    Det gick inte så bra för mig i skolan. Jag ska läsa upp efter gymnasiet
    I didn't do very well in school. I will improve my grades after the secondary school.

Conjugation

  • läsa in
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