/apʁɛ/

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Translation

after, afterwards

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Word origin

From Late Latin ad pressum ('close to'), from ad ('to') and pressus ('pressed close'), the past participle of premere ('to press'). The sense shifted from spatial nearness to 'after'.

Origin
Latin
Root
ad pressum
English cognates
press, pressure

Examples

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I do my homework after dinner.

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We'll meet after work at the café across the road.

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After the meeting, we'll all go for lunch downstairs together.

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She found a job quickly after her studies at university.

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He's always chasing time, he's never on time.

fonctionne comme préposition (après le dîner), adverbe (j'irai après) et dans la locution après que + indicatif. Attention : contrairement à avant que qui exige le subjonctif, après que se construit avec l'indicatif - même si l'on entend fréquemment le subjonctif à l'oral, l'Académie française recommande l'indicatif.

D'après (according to) exprime la source ou le point de vue : d'après lui, le projet est réalisable. Après tout (after all) introduit une nuance concessive. Ci-après (below, hereinafter) est réservé au registre juridique et administratif.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 5: après, fille, père and 7 more words.