Swedish adverb· top 5,000 most common

förhoppningsvis

hopefully

Meaning

hopefully

In Swedish: hoppas jag (eller vi)

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What does förhoppningsvis mean?

förhoppningsvis in a sentence

  • förhoppningsvis kan jag resa till Island nästa sommar
    I hope I will be able to go to Iceland next summer
  • Förhoppningsvis får vi glass till middag
    Hopefully, we'll have ice cream for dinner

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What does förhoppningsvis mean in English?

förhoppningsvis means “hopefully”.

Origin

From förhoppning + -s- + -vis.

Nearby common words

förhoppningsvis is number 2,870 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. Browse the dictionary