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apoi
then / afterward /aˈpoj/
adverb#153 most common
Also: afterward, besides, moreover
Example sentences
Mai întâi mănânc, apoi plec.
First I eat, then I leave.
Am terminat tema și apoi am ieșit afară.
I finished my homework and then I went outside.
S-a gândit puțin și apoi a răspuns.
He thought for a moment and then answered.
Mai întâi trebuie să semnezi contractul, iar apoi vom discuta detaliile.
First you need to sign the contract, and then we will discuss the details.
A ezitat mult, apoi, cu o voce tremurândă, a mărturisit adevărul.
He hesitated for a long time, then, in a trembling voice, he confessed the truth.
Abia după ce toate probele fuseseră strânse și apoi analizate cu meticulozitate, s-a putut formula o concluzie.
Only after all the evidence had been gathered and then meticulously analyzed could a conclusion be reached.
Word family
și apoiand then, besides
de apoifinal, last (as in ziua de apoi, doomsday)
pe-apoiregional/archaic variant of afterward
Etymology
Apoi comes from the Latin phrase ad post, built from ad (to, toward) and post (after, behind). The same Latin post gave Italian poi and, through a different path, French puis, both meaning "then." Romanian fused the two Latin elements into one word and kept its core sense of temporal sequence.
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