Swedish adjective

efterbliven

backward

Meaning

backward

In Swedish: psykiskt utvecklingsstörd

Forms

Forms of efterbliven
Basic form	efterbliven	with en-words
Neuter	efterblivet	with ett-words
Plural and definite	efterblivna	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer efterbliven	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest efterbliven	“-est”, “most …”

Practise efterbliven

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What does efterbliven mean?

efterbliven in a sentence

ett efterblivet land
a backwards country

Questions

What does efterbliven mean in English?

efterbliven means “backward”.

Origin

From efter (“after”) + bliven (“having become”).

Nearby common words

efterbliven is number 5,072 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,068svepa sweep, wrap up
5,069bruk use, usage
5,070kisse kitty, pussycat
5,071utrymma evacuate
5,073uppge state
5,074parkeringsplats parking place
5,075erfaren experienced, practised
5,076svagt vague, low, weak, weakly, silently

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