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förut (not comparable)

  1. before (at an earlier time)

    Jag har aldrig gjort detta förut.

    I've never done this before.
  2. previously, earlier

för +‎ ut, from the noun för (bow of a ship)

förut

  1. (nautical) bowwards, in the direction forward (towards or past the bow)