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1 afterthought
noun (a later thought.) ettertankesubst. \/ˈɑːftəθɔːt\/1) ettertanke2) noe man kommer på i ettertid3) ( hverdagslig) attpåklattas an afterthought etterpå -
2 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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- after all
- 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
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