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μετά
afterwards /meˈta/
adverbA1#55 most common
Also: then, later, next
Example sentences
Πρώτα τρώμε και μετά παίζουμε.
First we eat and then we play.
Θα σε δω μετά.
I'll see you later.
Πήγαμε στο σινεμά και μετά για φαγητό.
We went to the cinema and then out for food.
Δεν θυμάμαι τι έγινε μετά στη γιορτή.
I don't remember what happened afterwards at the party.
Από εκείνη τη μέρα και μετά, τίποτα δεν ήταν το ίδιο.
From that day onwards, nothing was the same.
Ας μην βιαστούμε να αποφασίσουμε τώρα· ας ακούσουμε όλες τις απόψεις και βλέπουμε μετά.
Let's not rush to decide now; let's hear all the opinions and we'll see afterwards.
Word family
μετέπειταthereafter, subsequently
μεταγενέστεροςlater, subsequent
μεταξύbetween, amongέπειταthen, afterwards
ύστεραafterwards, next
Etymology
μετά descends unchanged from Ancient Greek μετά, which served as both adverb and preposition meaning 'among, with, between, after'. Over time the temporal sense ('after') gave rise to the everyday Modern Greek adverb 'afterwards, then'. The most attractive comparison outside Greek is with the Germanic words for 'with', pointing to an Indo-European base, though the precise reconstruction is debated.
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