25.4.2. gy. B1B2 (példák)

previous adjective /ˈpriː.vi.əs/ [always before noun] előző, korábbi

the previous day/week/month/year

a previous attempt

already adverb /ɔːlˈred.i/ 2 már, máris (korán, idő előtt)

Are you buying Christmas cards already? It's only September!

I've only eaten one course and I'm already full.

eventually adverb /ɪˈven.tju.əl.i/ végül (egy hosszabb idő után)

Eventually they reached an agreement.

He eventually got round to fixing the bike.

initially adverb /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.i/ eleinte, kezdetben

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme.

The damage was far more serious than initially believed.

late adverb /leɪt/ 2 későn; későig (az időszak vége felé)

We talked late into the night.

As late as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.

meanwhile adverb /ˈmiːn.waɪl/ ezalatt

Carl's starting college in September. Meanwhile, he's travelling around Europe.

The mother is ill. The child, meanwhile, is living with his grandparents.

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.

previously adverb /ˈpriː.vi.ə.sli/ előzőleg, korábban (régebben, azelőtt)

She was previously employed as a tour guide.

I had posted the card two months previously.

simultaneously adverb /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ egyidejűleg

Two children answered the teacher's question simultaneously.

together adverb /təˈgeð.ər/ 2 egyszerre (ugyanabban az időben)

Everyone seemed to arrive together.

We can deal with the next two items on the list together.