Swedish adverb· top 2,000 most common

förresten

by the way (incidentally)

Meaning

by the way (incidentally)

In Swedish: för övrigt, dessutom

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What does förresten mean in English?

förresten means “by the way (incidentally)”.

Nearby common words

förresten is number 1,203 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,199våga dare
1,200utom beyond, outside
1,201nöjd satisfied
1,202fälla fell, pass sentence on
1,204granne neighbor (US), neighbour (UK)
1,206respekt respect
1,207privat private
1,208tak roof, ceiling

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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