Swedish adverb
förvisso
assuredly, certainly
Meaning
assuredly; certainly
In Swedish: som alla vet, sannerligen
Practise förvisso
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What does förvisso mean in English?
förvisso means “assuredly, certainly”.
Similar words
otvivelaktigti sanning
Origin
This is not the prefix för-, but the two words för visso (for sure) run together.
Nearby common words
förvisso is number 9,414 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,410anarki anarchy
- 9,411elektriker electrician
- 9,412excentrisk eccentric
- 9,413försoning reconciliation
- 9,415iakttagelse observation
- 9,416imitation imitation
- 9,417kadaver cadaver, carcass
- 9,418motarbeta oppose
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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