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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. videre ut i området for;
   lenger ut mot, på eller i further out into the area of;
   further out towards, on or in
   • spre seg utover hele landet to spread across the whole country
   • seile utover fjorden to sail out along the fjord
   • renne utover bakken to run out across the ground
2. brukt som adverb: i retning mot omgivelsene used as an adverb: in a direction towards the surroundings
   • elva flommet utover the river flooded outwards
   • svømme utover mot holmen to swim out towards the islet
3. framover i tid;
   på ett eller flere senere tidspunkt forward in time;
   at one or more later points in time
   • regnbyger utover dagen showers of rain as the day goes on
   • det kom mye snø utover vinteren a lot of snow fell as the winter wore on
4. ut fra noe og nedover out from something and downwards
   • falle utover en skrent to fall over the edge of a steep slope
   • fjellet hang utover gården the mountain overhung the farm
   brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:

   • fjellet hang utover the mountain jutted out
5. lenger eller mer enn further or more than
   • tiltak utover det vanlige measures beyond the ordinary
   • utover fristen beyond the deadline