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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-preh
"Je viendrai après le dîner."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In time subsequent to; following.
"We will leave after lunch."
- 1
At a later time; subsequently.
"He arrived shortly after."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'æfter', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*aftar' meaning 'behind' or 'later'. Over centuries, it evolved from expressing spatial position to primarily denoting temporal sequence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "After" is said worldwide
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après
Transliteration: ah-preh
"Je viendrai après le dîner."
nach
Transliteration: nahkh
"Wir gehen nach Hause."
dopo
Transliteration: doh-poh
"Ci vediamo dopo."
después
Transliteration: des-pweh-s
"Hablamos después de la reunión."
depois
Transliteration: deh-poysh
"Vou ao mercado depois."
बाद में
Transliteration: baad mein
"मैं आपसे बाद में मिलूंगा।"
以后
Transliteration: yǐ hòu
"我们以后再谈。"
후에
Transliteration: hue
"수업 후에 만나요."
後
Transliteration: ato / nochi
"後でお電話します。"
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