25.4.3. gy. Top 3000 (példák)

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/ 1 későn; későig (elkésve)

Kathryn's just phoned to say she's working late this evening.

The rains came late this year.

later adverb /ˈleɪ.tər/ később (vmit követően/a jövőben)

He'll be back later.

We could always go later in the year.

next adverb /nekst/ 1 (közvetlenül) ezután

You'll never guess what happened next.

Where shall we go next?

Next, put it in the oven for 30 minutes.

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.

then adverb /ðen/ 2 azután

She trained as a teacher and then became a lawyer.

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

yet adverb /jet/ 2 még (most, már ilyen korán)

I don't want to go home yet.

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.

before preposition /bɪˈfɔːr/ 1 előtt (időben)

two days before the summer holidays

She arrived before me.

You should always wash your hands before meals.

Think hard before accepting the offer.

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.

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.

before conjunction /bɪˈfɔːr/ 1 mielőtt (korábban vminél)

He was a teacher before he became famous.

Before he could reach the door, she quickly closed it.

Before we make a decision, does anyone want to say anything else?

while conjunction /waɪl/ 1 míg, amíg, mialatt, miközben

I read it while you were drying your hair.

While I was in Italy, I went to see Alessandro.

I thought I heard him come in while we were having dinner.

"I'm going to the post office." "While you're there, can you get me some stamps?"

Phrases and idioms:

the following day/morning, etc. következő nap/reggel/stb.

We met again the following afternoon.