Swedish adverb· top 5,000 most common

förgäves

in vain/fœrˈjɛːvɛs/

Meaning

in vain

In Swedish: utan resultat, till ingen nytta

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What does förgäves mean?

förgäves in a sentence

jag försökte förgäves hålla balansen
I tried vainly to keep my balance

Questions

What does förgäves mean in English?

förgäves means “in vain”.

Similar words

bortkastattill ingen nyttautan framgångi onödanlönlös

Nearby common words

förgäves is number 4,209 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,205bråkad braked (of flax)
4,206annons advert, advertisement
4,207delvis partly
4,208fack compartment, box
4,210presskonferens a press conference
4,211fransman a Frenchman ((male) person of French birth or nationality)
4,212områden areas
4,213piska whip

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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