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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1 / 1What does vidare mean?
vidare in a sentence
- gå vidarego on, go further (farther)
- resa vidaretravel on
- i rapporten föreslås vidare att det byggs fler lägenheterthe report further (also) suggests that more apartments be built
- vi går vidarewe move on/we're moving on
- Efter en kort paus på en rastplats körde vi vidare mot SäffleAfter a short break at a rest area, we drove on toward Säffle
- När brevbäraren lämnat brevet gick han vidareOnce the mailman had delivered the letter, he moved on
- Vandringssägnen har förändrats allteftersom den förts vidareThe urban legend has changed as it has been passed on
- Idag ska vi läsa vidare i kapitel treToday we will continue reading ("read on in") chapter three
- ring oss för vidare beskedtelephone us for further (more) information
- Vid vidare efterforskning fann vi att även brodern var insyltadUpon 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 vidareat once, straight off, just like that
- tills vidareuntil 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

