tillgodo

• till godo

till +‎ god with an antiquated declension

tillgodo

1. as a credit, for one's benefit

göra sig tillgodo = tillgodogöra sig

1. to make use of (for one's own benefit), to make benefit, to acquire (knowledge)

ha tillgodo

1. to have a credit

hålla tillgodo

1. to be satisfied with, to settle for

   Han håller tillgodo med hvad som helst, men mest tycker han om animalisk föda

   He [a bird] is satisfied with anything, but he likes animal food best

   håll tillgodo!

   you're welcome! (as a reply to "thank you", or as an invitation to eat)

komma tillgodo

1. to benefit

   Av dessa väldiga summor har, praktiskt talat, intet kommit vår svenska sjöfart tillgodo.

   Of these huge sums has, practically speaking, nothing benefitted our Swedish shipping business.

räkna sig tillgodo = tillgodoräkna sig

1. to count as one's credit, to claim

se tillgodo = tillgodose

1. to make sure

• tillgodogöra
• tillgodohavande
• tillgodokvitto
• tillgodoräkna
• tillgodose