24.4.7. gy. A1C2 (példák)

after preposition /ˈɑːf.tər/ 3 után (sorrendben)

H comes after G in the alphabet.

before preposition /bɪˈfɔːr/ 4 előtt (sorrendben)

The letter K comes before L in the English alphabet.

Phrasal verbs:

line up ↔ (sb/sth) /laɪn/ sorba áll, felsorakozik; sorba állít, felsorakoztat

A fight broke out behind me as we lined up to receive our food rations.

The soldiers lined us up against a wall and I thought they were going to shoot us.

muddle sth up /ˈmʌd.l̩/ összekuszál vmit (sorrendet, elrendezést)

Please don't muddle up those books - I've just sorted them out.

Phrases and idioms:

begin with sth kezdődik vmivel

The word 'cat' begins with the letter 'c'.

come after/first/last, etc. utána/elsőnek/utolsónak/stb. jön, következik

She came second in the 100m race.

Z comes after Y in the alphabet.

Which king came after Edward?

April comes before May.

in reverse fordítva (fordított sorrendben/irányban)

Do the same steps but this time in reverse.

in turn felváltva, sorjában, sorban egymás után

Each of us collects the mail in turn.

He spoke to the three boys in turn.

one after another egymás után, sorban also: one after the other

They had four children one after another.

She ate the chocolates one after the other until the box was finished.

one at a time egyenként, egyszerre csak egy

Eat them one at a time.

one by one egyesével

One by one the old buildings in the city have been demolished and replaced with modern tower blocks.

They entered the room one by one.

the last utolsónak

We were the last to get there.