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Swedish
Etymology
From bort + åt, also written as separate words, attested as such (bort åt) in the 1541 Swedish Bible translation (Jeremiah 48:40).
Adverb
bortåt (not comparable)
- away
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Preposition
bortåt
- 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
- nearly, almost
Bortåt 6000 teleprintrar är dygnet runt i arbete.- Nearly 6,000 teleprinters are in operation around the clock.
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