avlägsen
Meaning
distant; remote
In Swedish: som är långt borta, fjärran
Forms
| Basic form | avlägsen | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | avlägset | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | avlägsna | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | avlägsnare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | avlägsnast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise avlägsen
1 / 1What does avlägsen mean?
avlägsen in a sentence
- i en avlägsen framtidin the distant future
- avlägsna byarremote villages
- Du har inte en avlägsen chans att vinna!You haven't the faintest chance of winning!
Questions
What does avlägsen mean in English?
avlägsen means “distant, remote”.
Similar words
avsides belägenfjärran
Origin
By surface analysis, av (“off”) + lägsen (“positioned”), literally “positioned off” (cf.
Nearby common words
avlägsen is number 5,270 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,266bås stall
- 5,267korn grain, barley
- 5,268legitimation identification
- 5,269lillen little one, punkin
- 5,271programmera programme
- 5,272ficklampa flashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)
- 5,273förkyld having a cold
- 5,274misshandla batter, (jur.) assault
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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