depois

Interlingua

Adverb

depois

1. afterwards, later

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese depois, depos, from Vulgar Latin dē post. Compare Spanish después, French depuis.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈpojʃ/

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

Adverb

depois (not comparable)

1. later (afterwards in time)

   Synonym: mais tarde

   Antonym: antes

   Lerei o livro depois.

   I’ll read the book later.

2. besides; after all

   Synonyms: ademais, até porque, aliás

   Depois, nem preciso (de) lê-lo.

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

3. immediately beyond, just after

   Synonym: a seguir

   Ali está a igreja, e (a) minha casa fica depois.

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:depois.

Derived terms

• depois de
• depois que