depois

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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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈpojʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈpojs/, /deˈpojʃ/, /dʒiˈpojs/
• 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.

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.

Quotations

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

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (later): antes

Derived terms

• depois de
• depois que