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Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

snar

near, speedy, immediate

Meaning

near; speedy; immediate

In Swedish: nära förestående

Forms

Forms of snar
Basic formsnarwith en-words
Neutersnartwith ett-words
Plural and definitesnaraplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativesnarare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativesnarast“-est”, “most …”

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What does snar mean?

snar in a sentence

  • inom en snar framtid
    in the near future
  • min snara återkomst
    my not too distant return
  • inom den snaraste framtiden
    within the nearest future
  • vara snar att döma
    be quick to judge

Questions

What does snar mean in English?

snar means “near, speedy”.

Origin

From Old Norse snarr.

Nearby common words

snar is number 3,340 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 3,336prick spot, dot, fellow
  • 3,337panna pan, forehead
  • 3,338isär apart
  • 3,339däruppe up there (där + uppe)
  • 3,341skippa skip
  • 3,342blödning hemorrhage (US), haemorrhage
  • 3,343källarplan basement level; the floor, or one of the floors, beneath street level
  • 3,344goa to trick someone into going to a place and then beat up or murder them
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