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Finnish
Etymology
< Swedish förbi
Pronunciation
Adverb
förbi
- (slang) history, over (something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant)
Meidän suhteemme on förbi.- Our relationship is history.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorbi (German vorbei). Cognate with Danish forbi.
Pronunciation
Adverb
förbi
- past, over
- nu är julen förbi
- Christmas is over now
- de körde förbi mig
- they drove past me, they overtook me
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