Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

förut

before/ˈføːˌrʉːt/

Meaning

before

In Swedish: förr, tidigare

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What does förut mean?

förut in a sentence

Jag har aldrig gjort detta förut.
I've never done this before.

Questions

What does förut mean in English?

förut means “before”.

Similar words

förr

Origin

för + ut, from the noun för (“bow of a ship”)

Nearby common words

förut is number 552 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

548telefon telephone
549affär shop, store
550bruka be in the habit of, use to
551fint trick, feint
554gälla pertain to, apply, concern, be valid, be in effect
555kapten captain, lieutenant
556iväg away [from]
557försök attempt, trial, experiment

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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