après

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Preposition 2.4 Adverb 2.5 References 2.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• apres, aprés (nonstandard)

[edit] Etymology

From French après

[edit] Preposition

après

1. After.
   • 2002, Jorge Ramos, The Other Face of America, Patricia J Duncan tr. [1]

     How about an après ski massage? Well, it’ll cost you $80 for fifty minutes at the Aspen Club, tip included. Thank goodness.

[edit] Usage notes

• Often hyphenated to its referent, following conventions of English multi-word–modifier hyphenation.

[edit] Derived terms

• après-ski

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeprs
• asper, as per
• pares
• parse
• pears
• præs.
• rapes
• reaps
• RESPA
• spare
• spear

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /a.pʁɛ/, SAMPA: /a.pRE/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ad + pressum.^[1]

[edit] Preposition

après

1. after

   On mange après avoir bu

   We eat after we drink

[edit] Adverb

après

1. afterwards

   On va au cinéma après

   We'll go to the cinema afterwards

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009). Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French). Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aeprs
• épars
• pares, parés
• râpes, râpés
• repas
• saper