Despuès (en. After)

/des'pwe̞s/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Refers to a time after an event or action.

We will go to the movies after dinner.

Iremos al cine despuès de cenar.

Indicates a temporal sequence between two actions.

After studying, he went out to play.

Despuès de estudiar, salió a jugar.

Denotes a cause-effect relationship in time.

After it rained, rainbows appeared.

Despuès de que llovió, salieron los arcoíris.

From the Latin 'de post', which means 'after'.

after

Indicates that something happens after another thing.

despuès de

after all

It is used to denote that everything has been considered before reaching a conclusion.

despuès de todo

there is no after

Means that an option is no longer available after an event.

no hay despuès

before

Indicates a time that precedes another event.

antes

while

Indicates that something occurs at the same time as another action.

mientras

now

Refers to the present moment.

ahora

Used in the context of 'after all' to express resignation.

Well, after I realized it wasn't worth it.

Bueno, despuès me di cuenta que no valía la pena.

In some regions, it is used as 'you'll see' in a warning tone.

You'll see what happens if you don't turn in the work after.

Despuès verás lo que pasa si no entregas el trabajo.