forresten, for resten
adverbadverbby the way · come to think of it · anyway
EtymologyOpphav
av for (IV)for · because og restrest · remainder · leftovers; opprinnelig med betydning ‘hva det øvrige angår’ from for (IV)for · because and restrest · remainder · leftovers; originally meaning ‘as regards the rest’Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
brukt for å uttrykke tilføyelse eller innskytelse: dessutenbesides · in addition, what is more, ved nærmere ettertanke, apropos (II, 1)speaking of which
used to express an addition or an aside: besidesdessuten, on second thoughts, speaking of whichapropos (II, 1)
- det kan forresten være det samme anyway, it doesn't matter
- forresten er det ikke min sak come to think of it, it's none of my business
- det var forresten en ting til jeg ville nevne by the way, there was one more thing I wanted to mention
- har du forresten hørt det nye? have you heard the latest, by the way?