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Swedish adverb · adjective· top 1,000 most common

förbi

past

förbi as an adverb

Meaning

past

In Swedish: fram till och på sidan om och bort från

förbi as an adjective

Meaning

all in

In Swedish: slut

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What does förbi mean?

förbi in a sentence

  • gå förbi någon
    go past someone
  • nu är julen förbi
    Christmas is over now
  • de körde förbi mig
    they drove past me, they overtook me
  • allt är förbi
    it's all over
  • vara förbi av trötthet
    be all in

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What does förbi mean in English?

förbi means “past”.

Origin

Compound of för + bi, presumably by Middle Low German vorbi (German vorbei).

Nearby common words

förbi is number 755 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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