forbi

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See also: forbì and förbi

Danish

Etymology

Cognates include German vorbei

Adverb

forbi

  1. Finished.
    Mødet er forbi. - The meeting is over.

Preposition

forbi

  1. Near or next to. Will stop at or be near something
    Bussen kører forbi Tivoli. - The bus drives by Tivoli Gardens
  2. Visit
    Jeg kommer forbi dig senere - I will visit you later

Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

forbi

  1. past
    Et tog gikk forbi.A train went past.

Preposition

forbi

  1. past
    Et tog gikk forbi vinduet.A train went past the window.

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

forbi

  1. past

Preposition

forbi

  1. past

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