Swedish adverb · adjective · interjection· top 1,000 most common

vidare

on, furtherAlso the comparative of vid.

vidare as an adverb

Meaning

on; further

In Swedish: ytterligare, längre

vidare as an adjective

Meaning

further

In Swedish: mer, ytterligare

vidare as an interjection

Meaning

onward

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What does vidare mean?

vidare in a sentence

  • gå vidare
    go on, go further (farther)
  • resa vidare
    travel on
  • i rapporten föreslås vidare att det byggs fler lägenheter
    the report further (also) suggests that more apartments be built
  • vi går vidare
    we move on/we're moving on
  • Efter en kort paus på en rastplats körde vi vidare mot Säffle
    After a short break at a rest area, we drove on toward Säffle
  • När brevbäraren lämnat brevet gick han vidare
    Once the mailman had delivered the letter, he moved on
  • Vandringssägnen har förändrats allteftersom den förts vidare
    The urban legend has changed as it has been passed on
  • Idag ska vi läsa vidare i kapitel tre
    Today we will continue reading ("read on in") chapter three
  • ring oss för vidare besked
    telephone us for further (more) information
  • Vid vidare efterforskning fann vi att även brodern var insyltad
    Upon further investigation, we found that the brother was also in on it ("mixed up" (in something disreputable))

Expressions

  • och så vidare (osv)
    and so on
  • utan vidare
    at once, straight off, just like that
  • tills vidare
    until further notice, for the time being, for the present

Questions

What does vidare mean in English?

vidare means “on, further”.

Similar words

fortsättningsvis

Nearby common words

vidare is number 609 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary