Swedish adverb · adjective· top 5,000 most common
främst
mainly, foremost
främst as an adverb
Meaning
mainly; foremost
In Swedish: framför allt, i första hand
främst as an adjective
Meaning
in front; first; foremost; primary
In Swedish: som befinner sig längst fram
Practise främst
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främst in a sentence
- först och främstfirst and foremost
- främst av konkurrensskälmainly for reasons of competition
- Det här är främst en politisk frågaThis is mainly a political issue
- Bland Säffles racerförare sätter jag honom främstAmong Säffle's racing drivers, I put him first
- I den bakre klungan av löpare ligger Nisse främstIn the rear group of runners, Nisse is in front ("lies Nisse the most forward")
- i främsta ledetin the forefront
Questions
What does främst mean in English?
främst means “mainly, foremost”.
Similar words
Origin
From fram (“forth”).
Nearby common words
främst is number 3,447 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,443fasen the phase, fas
- 3,444gyllene golden, gold (made of gold (or covered in gold leaf or gold paint or the like)), golden (having a color reminiscent of gold)
- 3,445professionell professional
- 3,446börda load, burden
- 3,448takt tact, rate
- 3,449temperatur temperature
- 3,450vackraste most beautiful
- 3,451klämma pin, squeeze
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