Significado en español

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After

🇬🇧 UK /["/ˈɑːftə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 US /["/ˈæftər/"]/

Significado de After

later than something; following something in time

In simple words: Later in time than something else.

After en una frase

• We will go to the park after lunch.
• She arrived after the show started.
• He felt tired after running the race.
• I like to read after dinner.
• After the rain, the flowers bloomed beautifully.
• Let's meet at the café after class.
• After the meeting, I will call you.
• They went shopping after school.

Cómo usar After

Used to indicate time. Common in both spoken and written English. Avoid using in very formal contexts without a clear time reference.

Grammar pattern

after + noun/gerund

Memory hint

Think of 'after' like 'later' — imagine you finish lunch, then you head out!

Palabras relacionadas

Collocations with After

• after school
• after work
• after dinner
• after the event

Synonyms for After

• following
• subsequent
• later

Opposites of After

• before

Common mistakes with After

• Using 'after' with past tenses incorrectly, e.g., 'after I ate' should be linked with a past event.
• Confusing 'after' with 'before' in timeline contexts.
• Misplacing 'after' in a sentence, leading to unclear meaning.

Preguntas frecuentes sobre After

¿Qué significa After?

Later in time than something else.

¿Qué significa After en español?

Later in time than something else.

¿Cuál es la definición de After?

later than something; following something in time

¿Cómo se usa After en una frase?

We will go to the park after lunch.

¿Puedes dar otro ejemplo de After?

She arrived after the show started.

¿Cuáles son los sinónimos de After?

Algunas alternativas comunes son following, subsequent, later.

¿Cuál es el opuesto de After?

Significados opuestos incluyen before.

¿Qué palabras acompañan a After?

Suele combinarse con after school, after work, after dinner, after the event.

¿Cuáles son los errores comunes al usar After?

Using 'after' with past tenses incorrectly, e.g., 'after I ate' should be linked with a past event. Confusing 'after' with 'before' in timeline contexts. Misplacing 'after' in a sentence, leading to unclear meaning.

¿Cómo se pronuncia After?

US: /["/ˈæftər/"]/, UK: /["/ˈɑːftə(r)/"]/. Escucha el audio de arriba para oír la pronunciación nativa.

¿Cuándo debo usar After?

Used to indicate time. Common in both spoken and written English. Avoid using in very formal contexts without a clear time reference.

¿Qué nivel CEFR tiene After?

"After" está en el nivel A1 de la escala CEFR.