depois

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InterlinguaEdit

AdverbEdit

depois

1. afterwards, later

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PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• depoys (obsolete)
• despois (regional or archaic), despoys (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese depois, depos, from Latin de (“of”) + post (“after”). Compare Spanish después.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈpojʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈpojs/, /deˈpojʃ/, /dʒiˈpojs/
• Homophone: depôs (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: de‧pois

AdverbEdit

depois (not comparable)

1. later (afterwards in time)

   Lerei o livro depois.

   I’ll read the book later.

2. besides; after all

   Depois, nem preciso lê-lo.

   Besides, I don’t even need to read it.

3. immediately beyond, just after

   Ali está a igreja, e minha casa fica depois.

   There is the church, and my house is just beyond.

QuotationsEdit

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:depois.

SynonymsEdit

• (later): mais tarde
• (besides; after all): ademais, até porque, aliás

AntonymsEdit

• (later): antes

Derived termsEdit

• depois de
• depois que