Swedish preposition · adverb · conjunction · adjective· top 100 most common
efter
after, later, for/ˈɛftɛr/
efter as a preposition
Meaning
after; later; for
In Swedish: senare än; bakom
efter as an adverb
Meaning
after, next, following
efter as a conjunction
Meaning
after
In Swedish: sedan
efter as an adjective
Meaning
slow (from notion of behind others)
Practise efter
1 / 1What does efter mean?
efter in a sentence
- efter krigetafter the war
- han stod efter mig i könhe stood behind me in the queue
- han kom tillbaka efter en timmehe came back an hour later
- han kom efter det att festen hade börjatyear after year
- städa efter sigto clean up after oneself
- längta efter (någon)long for (sby)
- söka efter (någon)look for (sby)
- sträva efter (att)strive for, aim at
- tänka efterconsider, reflect, think
- ge efter (för)give way (to), yield (to)
Expressions
- anpassa sig efter (någons önskemål)adapt to (sby's wishes)
- sjunga efter notersight-read
Questions
What does efter mean in English?
efter means “after, later”.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Norse eptir
Nearby common words
efter is number 95 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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