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af·ter
(ăf′tər)prep.
1.
a. Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet.
b. Next to or lower than in order or importance.
2. In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.
3. Concerning: asked after you.
4. Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.
5. Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.
6. Following continually: year after year.
7. In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.
8. With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.
9. According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.
10. Past the hour of: five minutes after three.
11. Irish Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed: "Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago" (James Joyce).
adv.
1. Behind; in the rear.
2. At a later or subsequent time; afterward: three hours after; departed shortly after.
adj.
1. Subsequent in time or place; later; following: in after years.
2. Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft.
conj.
Following or subsequent to the time that: I saw them after I arrived.
n.
Idiom: 1. Afternoon.
2. afters Chiefly British Dessert.
after all
1. In spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless: We chose to take the train after all.
2. Everything else having been considered; ultimately: A car is after all a means of transportation.
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after all
You use after all when you are mentioning an additional point that supports or helps explain what you have just said.
It had to be recognized, after all, that I was still a schoolboy.
I thought he might know where Sue is. After all, she is his wife.
You also use after all to say that something is true or may be true in spite of what had previously been thought.
Perhaps it isn't such a bad village after all.
I realised he was telling the truth after all.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'after all' when you want to introduce a final point, question, or topic. Instead you use finally or lastly.
Finally I want to thank you all for coming.
Lastly I would like to ask about your future plans.
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Adv. 1. after all - emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president"
2. after all - in spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all"
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Translations
رُغْمَ ذَلِكمَع كُل ذَلِك
konec koncůnakonecpřece jenom
alligeveltrods alt
al fin y al cabodespués de todo
történtek: a történtek után
òegar öllu er á botninn hvolftòrátt fyrir allt
koniec koncovnakoniec predsa
ne de olsasonunda
after
(ˈaːftə) preposition1. later in time or place than. After the car came a bus. na بَعْد след depois po nach efter μετά después järel, pärast بعد jälkeen après אחרי के बाद nakon után sesudah á eftir dopo 〜のあとに [차례] 뒤에 po, paskui pēc; aiz selepas na etter po وروسته depois după после po po posle efter ภายหลัง ...-den/dan sonra 在...之後 після, за بعد میں sau 在...之后
2. following (often indicating repetition). one thing after another; night after night. na بَعْد، تِلْوَ подир após po nach efter κατόπιν tras järel پس از seuraava après שוב ושוב की ओर iza követően demi eftir dopo 〜につづいて 교대로 paskui pēc; aiz mengikuti na etter po, za وروسته له após după за, спустя po za za efter หลังจาก (birbiri) ardına, peş peşe 緊接著(表示重複,如:一個接一個,一夜過一夜) за بعد والا tiếp sau 表示反复不断或一个接着一个
3. behind. Shut the door after you! agter وَرَاء зад atrás de za hinter efter; bag πίσω detrás taga پشت سر perä- derrière מאַחֲרֵי iza mögött(e) sesudahnya á eftir (sér) dopo di 〜のうしろに 다음에 paskui, už aiz belakang achter etter, bak za شاته atrás de după за, позади za za iza efter, bakom ข้างหลัง arkadan, ortasından, ardından 在...後面 після, за پیچھے phía sau 在...后面
4. in search or pursuit of. He ran after the bus. agter aan خلْـف за atrás de za hinter...her efter πίσω από, στο κατόπι detrás de, tras järele به دنبال perään après אחרי za után mengejar á eftir dietro, dietro a 〜の後を追って ...의 뒤를 쫓아 paskui iepakaļ; nopakaļ mengejar achter... aan etter za, do په تعقیب atrás de după за, вслед за za za tragati za efter ตาม ardından, arkasından, peşinden 追求,追趕 за, позаду تعاقب میں theo đuổi 追赶
5. considering. After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work. na بَعْد كُل مَا след depois po nach efter ύστερα από, δεδομένου después de pärast با وجود؛ علیرغم lopulta après אַחֲרֵי הַכֹּל , אַחֲרֵי הַכּוֹל nakon végül is setelah, segala-galanya eftir dopo 〜の結果として ...의 결과로서 po pēc setelah na etter po سره لدی depois după после; несмотря на po po na kraju krajeva efter ลังจากพิจารณาแล้ว düşünülecek olursa, bakılırsa , bakınca 有鑑於 після آخر sau cùng 由于,鉴于
6. (American. in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten. na بَعْد след depois po nach over και y läbi بعد از yli (dix heures quinze) אחרי nakon múlt lewat yfir (1) Sono le dieci e un quarto 〜過ぎ [시간] 후에 po pēc lepas over over po وروسته له depois şi после po čez prošlo över หลังจาก geçe, geçiyor 過了... після بعد میں quá 在...之后
adverb later in time or place. They arrived soon after. daarna بَعْدَ ذَلِك след това depois potom danach efter αργότερα después pärast seda بعد از آن jälkeen après לְאָחַר מִכֶּן बाद nakon később sesudahnya síðar, á eftir dopo あとで [시간] 후에 po to pēc tam setelah itu daarna etter, etterpå, seinere potem وروسته له هغه depois după aceea позднее potom, nato zatem uskoro därefter, efter[åt] ภายหลัง den sonra, daha sonra 後來 пізніше, потім بعد میں sau đó 后来
conjunction later than the time when. After she died we moved house twice. nadat بَعْدَ أن по-късно depois poté co nachdem efter; senere; sidenhen αφού después de pärast seda kui پس از sen jälkeen kun après לאחר जब nakon miután setelah eftir (að) dopo 〜のあとで ...한 뒤에 po pēc tam kad selepas nadat etter at po tym jak, gdy, kiedy وروسته د depois după после того как potom, čo... potem ko nakon sedan, efter [det] att หลังจาก (bir şey)den daha sonra, daha sonraki bir zamanda 在...以後 після того як بعد sau khi 在...以后
ˈaftermath (-mӕθ) noun the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event. The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war. nagevolg, naskok عَواقِب، آثَار (الحرب) последици consequência následky Nachwirkungen følge; eftervirkning επακόλουθο secuelas tagajärg عواقب jälkivaikutus suites תוצאה, ספיח परिणाम posljedica következmény dampak, ekor, akibat eftirköst, afleiðingar conseguenza 余波 여파, 영향 pasekmė atskaņas; sekas selepas nasleep ettervirkning, følge następstwa پایله rescaldo urmare, consecinţă последствие následky posledice posledica efterdyningar, följder ควันหลง sonrası 後果 наслідки نتائج و عواقب hậu quả 后果
ˈafterthought noun a later thought. nagedagte تَفْكِير مُتَأخِّر، تَأمُّل فِي حَادِثَة سَابِقَه мисъл, която ми хрумва по-късно lembrança dodatečná myšlenka nachträglicher Einfall eftertanke μεταγενέστερη σκέψη pensamiento posterior järelmõte فکری که دیر به ذهن خطور می کند jälkiviisaus pensée après coup מַחְשָבָה שׁנִייָה, לְאָחָר מַעֲשֶׂה अनुबोध primisao utógondolat pikiran sesudahnya hugmynd sem kemur eftir á (til viðbótar); bakþanki ripensamento あと知恵 반성 paskesnė mintis novēlojusies doma selepas nadere overweging ettertanke refleksja هغه فکر او سوچ چی وروسته ذهن ته ورسیږی lembrança gând ulterior запоздалая мысль dodatočný nápad pomislek naknadna misao tanke som man kommer på efteråt ความคิดหรือการพิจารณาภายหลัง sonradan akla gelen fikir 事後的想法 думка, що прийшла в голову надто пізно بعد کی سوچ sự nghĩ lại 事后的想法
ˈafterwards adverb later or after something else has happened or happens. He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film. na die tyd بَعْدَئِذ، فِيمَا بَعْد после depois potom, později nachher bagefter; sidenhen; efter κατόπιν después, posteriormente, a continuación pärastpoole بعداً jälkeenpäin par la suite לאחר מכן, אחר כך बाद में kasnije később sesudah itu eftir á, seinna dopo, in seguito あとで 나중에 po to, vėliau pēc tam; vēlāk selepas itu naderhand etterpå, seinere, deretter potem, później وروسته depois după aceea впоследствии neskôr kasneje naknadno efteråt, sedan ภายหลัง daha sonra, sonradan 後來 потім, згодом بعد ازاں sau này 后来
after all1. (used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration. I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him. buitendien مَع كُل ذَلِك все пак afinal konec konců schließlich trods alt στο κάτω κάτω después de todo lõppude lõpuks از آنجا که loppujen lopuksi après tout הרי आखिरकार napokon végül is bagaimanapun juga þegar öllu er á botninn hvolft dopotutto, dopo tutto やっぱり 아무튼 pagaliau, šiaip ar taip galu galā lagipun ten slotte tross alt w końcu, jakkolwiek by było له هغه ځایه afinal până la urmă в конце концов koniec koncov navsezadnje konačno när allt kommer omkring, ändå อย่างไรก็ตาม ne de olsa 畢竟 зрештою آخر sau cùng 毕竟
2. in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc. It turns out he went by plane after all. tog, nietemin رُغْمَ ذَلِك въпреки всичко apesar de tudo nakonec, přece jenom doch på trods af; alligevel τελικά, παρόλα αυτά a pesar de todo, a fin de cuentas kõigele vaatamata به رغم؛ علیرغم اینکه sittenkin en fin de compte אַחֲרֵי הַכֹּל , אַחֲרֵי הַכּוֹל बावजूद ipak a történtek után tetap saja þrátt fyrir allt alla fin fine 結局 결국 vis dėlto galu galā akhirnya toch likevel, tross alt jednak وروسته لدی apesar de tudo la urma urmei всё-таки nakoniec predsa končno ipak trots allt, i alla fall ไม่ว่าอย่างไรก็ตาม sonunda 終究 незважаючи на, всупереч اس سب کے باوجود mặc dù 终究
be after to be looking for something. What are you after?; The police are after him. agter aan يَبْغِي، يَقْصِد، يَبْحَث عَن подир estar à procura hledat, sledovat hinterher sein lede efter; søge efter γυρεύω, αναζητώ perseguir, buscar taga ajama به دنبال etsiä être à la recherche de לְחָפֶּשׂ के पीछे tražiti keres mencari leita eftir, reyna að ná í essere alla ricerca di 〜を求めて ...을 찾다 ieškoti meklēt; izsekot mengejar zoeken lete etter, søke etter szukać ددی په تعقیب estar à procura a urmări искать; преследовать hľadať zasledovati tragati za nečim (nekim) vara [ute] efter ต้องการ; ไล่ตาม peşinde 尋找 шукати پیچھے tìm kiếm 寻找
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