Meaning

1 senses

  1. Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

    The show ends after the fat lady sings.

    After we had decided to call it a day, I went home.

    nachdem

    по́сле того́, какpósle tovó, kak

    пі́сля то́го, якpíslja tóho, jak

Examples

10617 sentences

  1. The nurse looked after the babies.

    Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами.

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  2. The baby takes after his mother.

    Дитина схожа на матір.

    ruМалыш похож на мать.

    deDas Baby kommt nach seiner Mutter.

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  3. The dog ran after a fox.

    Пес погнався за лисицею.

    ruСобака побежала за лисой.

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  4. He arrived after I had left.

    Він приїхав після того, як я поїхав.

    ruОн пришёл после того, как я ушёл.

    deEr kam an, nachdem ich gegangen war.

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  5. We're leaving the day after tomorrow.

    Ми від'їжджаємо післязавтра.

    ruМы уезжаем послезавтра.

    deWir fahren übermorgen ab.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause:
Русский
By meaning 1
signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause:

Origin

From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from P

From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”).

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See also

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