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underveis, undervegs

adverbadverb

on the way, en route · along the way, in the course of it

EtymologyOpphav

etter tysk; av veiroad · way · route · distance after German; from veiroad · way · route · distance

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. på reise til et (annet) sted;
    på vei     travelling to a (different) place;
    on the way
    • et fly underveis til Paris a plane en route to Paris
    • jeg er underveis og kommer snart I'm on my way and will be there soon
  2. på turen during the journey
    • underveis besøker vi flere kystbyer along the way we visit several coastal towns
  3. mens en prosess eller utvikling går for seg;
    under framdriften     while a process or development is going on;
    in the course of things
    • møte på vanskeligheter underveis i prosessen to run into difficulties along the way in the process
    • elevene faller fra underveis the pupils drop out along the way