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I Time Conjunction Sth Sb/Sth  /ˈɑːftə(R)  ˈæf Sonra

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IPA  /ˈɑːftə(r)  ; US ˈæf- / conjunction
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after (conjunction)

 /ˈɑːftə(r)  ; US ˈæf- / conjunction
 
 1 at a later time; following sth
sonra
 Ian phoned just after 6 o'clock.
 the week after next
 I hope to arrive some time after lunch.
 They arrived at the station after the train had left.
 After we had finished our dinner, we went into the garden.
 I went out yesterday morning, and after that I was at home all day.
 That was in April. Soon after, I heard that he was ill.
 They lived happily ever after (sonsuza dek).
Cümle sonlarında afterwards kullanmak daha yaygındır:
 We played tennis and went to Angela's house afterwards (daha sonra).
 2 … after …
repeated many times or continuing for a long time
üst üste, -lerce
 day after day (günlerce süren) of hot weather
 I've told the children time after time (defalarca) not to do that.
 3 following or behind sb/sth
ardından, arkasından
 Shut the door after you.
 C comes after B in the alphabet.
 After you.
Siz önden buyurun.
 4 as a result of sth
-den dolayı
 After the way he behaved, I won't invite him here again.
 5 looking for or trying to catch or get sb/sth
peşinde
 The police were after him.
 Nicky is after a job in advertising.
 6 used when sb/sth is given the name of another person or thing
ithafen, anısına
 We called our son William after his grandfather.
IDIOM
after all
1 used when sth is different in reality to what sb expected or thought
sonunda
 So you decided to come after all!
 Maybe he's not so stupid after all.
 2 used for reminding sb of a certain fact
sonuçta, ne de olsa, nihayet
 She can't understand. After all, she's only two.
 
 

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