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nach.

after, past (later in time)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

prep/naːx//nax/

  1. after, past (later in time)

    Viertel nach sechs
    nach einer Woche

  2. after, behind (in sequence)

    B kommt nach A.

  3. to, towards (with geographical names, directions etc.; see usage notes below)

    die Flucht nach Ägypten
    das Flugzeug flog nach Osten

  4. according to, in accordance with (following the lead of a preference, order, etc.) (also as a postposition, see below)

    nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

  5. according to, in accordance with (following the lead of a preference, order, etc.) (also as a postposition, see below) according to (quoting claims made by another)

  6. by the authority of; following (a school of thought)

    nach Adam Riese
    die Analyse nach Marx

  7. like (see usage notes below)

    Das riecht nach Knoblauch.

  8. for (indicating desire for an object)

    nach etwas greifen
    nach etwas streben
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nah (“near”) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh.

postp/naːx//nax/

  1. according to

    meiner Meinung nach
    meinem Urteil nach
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nah (“near”) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh.

adv/naːx//nax/

  1. Separated form of nach-

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh with preservation of word-final -h as -ch; thus pertaining to modern nah (“near”) (from Old High German inflected nāh-), from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw. Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh.

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