25.4.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

past adverb, preposition /pɑːst/ 3 túl (egy koron v. vmilyen határon, ponton)

This meat is past its sell-by date.

She's past the age where she needs a babysitter.

subsequently adverb /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ később (azt követően)

In 2001 he was arrested and subsequently convicted on drug trafficking charges.

then adverb /ðen/ 2 azután

She trained as a teacher and then became a lawyer.

Let me finish this job, then we'll go.

thereafter adverb /ˌðeəˈrɑːf.tər/ (formal) ezt követően (vmi időpont/esemény/mennyiség után)

Faxes cost £1.10p for the first page, and 70p for each page thereafter.

after preposition /ˈɑːf.tər/ 1 után (egy időpont/esemény után)

Shall we go for a walk after breakfast?

We had a chat after the meeting.

Let's get the shopping. After that, we can stop for a coffee.

After a while, I began to like him.

His birthday is exactly a week after mine.

It was so boring, I left after ten minutes.

beyond preposition /biˈjɒnd/ 2 túl (egy időponton túl)

Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.

We cannot allow the work to continue beyond the end of the year.

following preposition /ˈfɒl.əʊ.ɪŋ/ vmit követően

Following the dinner, there will be a dance.

He died on October 23rd, following several years of illness.

after conjunction /ˈɑːf.tər/ után (egy esemény után)

Soon/shortly after we joined the motorway, the car started to make a strange noise.

I went to the post office straight/immediately after I left you.

and conjunction /ænd/ 2 és (utána következően)

I got dressed and had my breakfast.

Phrases and idioms:

be/have yet to do sth még hátravan (tennivaló)

They have yet to make a decision.