Phrase guide

after you

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

A gesture, usually polite, urging another person to take a turn at something ahead of the speaker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 您先請 /您先请 (nín xiān qǐng) — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Chinese Mandarin: 您先 (nín xiān) — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Dutch: na u — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Finnish: teidän jälkeenne — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Finnish: sinun jälkeesi — polite invitation for another to go first
  • French: après vous — polite invitation for another to go first
  • German: nach Ihnen — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Greek: περάστε (peráste) — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Greek: περάστε πρώτος (peráste prótos) — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Hindi: पहले आप (pahle āp) — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Italian: dopo di te — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Persian: بفرمایید — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Polish: proszę przodem — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Polish: proszę — polite invitation for another to go first
  • Russian: по́сле вас (pósle vas) — polite invitation for another to go first