depois

Interlingua

Adverb

depois

1. afterwards, later

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /deˈpojs/, [deˈpoɪ̯s]

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /deˈpojs/, [deˈpoɪ̯s]
  • IPA^(key): (Rio de Janeiro) /deˈpojʃ/, [deˈpoɪ̯ʃ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /dɨˈpojʃ/, [dɨˈpojʃ]

• Homophone: depôs (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: de‧pois

Adverb

depois (not comparable)

1. later (afterwards in time)

   Lerei o livro depois.

   I’ll read the book later.

   Synonym: mais tarde

2. besides; after all

   Depois, nem preciso lê-lo.

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

   Synonyms: ademais, até porque, aliás

3. immediately beyond, just after

   Ali está a igreja, e minha casa fica depois.

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:depois.

Antonyms

• (later): antes

Derived terms

• depois de
• depois que