bortåt
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom bort + åt, also written as separate words, attested as such (bort åt) in the 1541 Swedish Bible translation (Jeremiah 48:40).
Adverb
editbortåt (not comparable)
Antonyms
editPreposition
editbortåt
- along, towards
- 1955, Povel Ramel, Följ mig bortåt vägen (lyrics to a song)
- följ mig bortåt vägen, så skiljs vi längre fram
- follow me along the road, we can split up further ahead
- 1955, Povel Ramel, Följ mig bortåt vägen (lyrics to a song)
- nearly, almost
- Bortåt 6000 teleprintrar är dygnet runt i arbete.
- Nearly 6,000 teleprinters are in operation around the clock.