No. 796 in Danish
foreløbig
Temporary; provisional; for the time being.
In a sentence
Dette er kun en foreløbig plan for arrangementet.
This is just a preliminary plan for the event.
In this sentence, 'foreløbig' indicates that the plan is provisional or subject to further development or confirmation.
Hun blev sat i en foreløbig stilling, indtil en permanent løsning blev fundet.
She was placed in a provisional position until a permanent solution was found.
Here, 'foreløbig' is used to describe a temporary state or arrangement until a final decision is made.
Foreløbig ser det ud til, at vejret bliver godt på lørdag.
So far, it seems that the weather will be good on Saturday.
In this context, 'foreløbig' conveys the meaning of 'as of now' or 'at this point in time' indicating an interim assessment of the situation.
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