Swedish adverb · adjective · preposition· top 2,000 most common

framåt

ahead, forward

framåt as an adverb

Meaning

ahead; forward

In Swedish: i riktning mot ett mål

framåt as an adjective

Meaning

forward, progressive, full of initiative, entrepreneurial, active

framåt as a preposition

Meaning

along, towards

Practise framåt

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What does framåt mean?

framåt in a sentence

  • Det går framåt för den lilla staden.
    Things are moving forward for the small town.
  • Hon är en framåt elev och vill verkligen studera.
    She is an active pupil and really likes to study.
  • följ mig framåt vägen
    follow me along the road

Expressions

  • vara framåt
    be go-ahead

Questions

What does framåt mean in English?

framåt means “ahead, forward”.

Origin

From fram + åt, also written as separate words, attested as such (fram åt) in the 1541 Swedish Bible translation (Ezekiel 1:12).

Nearby common words

framåt is number 1,226 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