Swedish adverb

överst

uppermost, on top

Meaning

uppermost; on top

In Swedish: längst upp

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What does överst mean?

överst in a sentence

  • Bilden var överst på sidan
    The picture was at the top of the page
  • En röd kloss låg överst i högen
    A red block was at the top of the pile

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What does överst mean in English?

överst means “uppermost, on top”.

Similar words

övre

Nearby common words

överst is number 6,674 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary