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weiterfahren

to continue driving, to drive on

verb VY-ter-fah-ren Rare

Also means

to travel on (by any vehicle)

Usage Note

Weiterfahren means to continue a journey by vehicle. Separable: fährt … weiter. It is paired with anhalten (to stop) and appears naturally in navigation contexts: Fahren Sie hier weiter geradeaus (continue straight ahead here).

Examples

"Nach der Pause fuhren wir auf der Autobahn weiter."

Natural Translation

After the break we continued on the motorway.

Literal Translation

After the break we drove on on the motorway.

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