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1 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) etter2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) etter3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) etter, bak4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) etter5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) etter6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) over2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) etter, etterpå, seinere3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) etter at- afterthought
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- be afterbak--------etterIadj. \/ˈɑːftə\/1) senere, etter, etterpå2) ( sjøfart) akter-in after years senereIIadv. \/ˈɑːftə\/1) ( i rom) etter2) ( i tid) etter(på), senereIIIprep. \/ˈɑːftə\/1) ( i rom) etter, bak, etterpå, nestetter, over (amer.)2) ( i tid) etter3) ( som følger etter) etter, påmøte etter\/på møte4) i forhold til, sammenlignet med5) til tross for, trass i• after all the trouble I took, the job was no success6) i samsvar med, etter, i henhold til7) (om posisjon, rang) etter, under8) etter, i likhet med, som ligner9) om, etter10) (amer.) overafter all når alt kommer til alt, tross alt, i alle fall, likevel, i grunnen, egentligafter you etter deg, du førstbe after somebody være ute etter noen, være på jakt etter noenbe after something streve etter noe, være ute etter noe, ha noe i sinne• what is he after?hva er han ute etter?\/hva er det han vil?day after day dag ut, dag innname after oppkalle etterIVkonj. \/ˈɑːftə\/etter at• after he had gone, she felt very lonelyetter at han hadde gått, følte hun seg veldig ensom -
2 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spørre om, forespørre2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) forhøre seg om3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) spørre hvordan det står til4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spørre om, henvende seg til5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spørre etter6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersøke, etterforske•- inquiry- make inquiriesverb \/ɪnˈkwaɪə\/ eller enquire1) spørre, høre om, spørre etter, forhøre seg, stille spørsmål2) henvende seg3) utrede, undersøke4) ( sjelden) søkebeg to inquire be om å få viteinquire about\/after\/concerning spørre om, spørre angående• I would like to inquire after Mr. Smith, one of your patientsjeg vil gjerne spørre hvordan det står til med Mr. Smith, en av pasientene deresinquire at henvende seg til• the ad said to inquire at Mr.Scott'sinquired for spurt etter, søkt etterinquire for spørre etterinquire for somebody be om å få snakke med noeninquire into undersøke, etterforske, forske i, utredeinquire of somebody forhøre seg hos noen, spørre (hos) noen
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