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après

noun · prep · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæpɹeɪ/
  • /ˈɑːpɹeɪ/
  • /əˈpɹeɪ/
  • rhymes with -eɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of après-ski.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

After.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2002, Jorge Ramos, The Other Face of America, Patricia J Duncan tr. http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0060938242&id=D_xrZF1gTi8C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&sig=ERHjCVnyrDm_50Up1nULZ7JeH2s How about an après ski massage? Well, it’ll cost you $80 for fifty minutes at the Aspen Club, tip included. Thank goodness.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French après.