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”).

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

   Alí está a igreja, e minha casa fica depois.‎

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

QuotationsEdit

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:depois.

SynonymsEdit

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

AntonymsEdit

• (later): antes

Derived termsEdit

• depois de
• depois que