Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

undan

away, out of the way

Meaning

away; out of the way

In Swedish: i riktning bort från någon

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What does undan mean?

undan in a sentence

  • dra sig undan
    move out of the way
  • hålla sig undan
    keep away

Expressions

  • komma undan
    get off, escape
  • undan för undan
    bit by bit
  • gå undan
    make haste
  • lägga undan
    put away (aside)

Questions

What does undan mean in English?

undan means “away, out of the way”.

Nearby common words

undan is number 580 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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