Swedish preposition· top 5,000 most common

längs

alongside, along/lɛŋs/

Meaning

alongside; along

In Swedish: utmed, utefter

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What does längs mean?

längs in a sentence

längs kusten
along the coast

Questions

What does längs mean in English?

längs means “alongside, along”.

Origin

From German längs.

Nearby common words

längs is number 2,005 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,001plåga torture, torment
2,002hacka mince, hack
2,003befäl (person in) command, officer(s)
2,004tävling competition
2,006servera serve, wait on
2,007promenad walk
2,008långsamt slowly
2,009bröd bread

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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