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perässä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aback adv Used in the phrase "taken aback": caught by surprise, startled, or momentarily thrown off guard.
  • aft adv At or toward the back (stern) of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
  • after prep Later in time than; following.
  • afterwards adv At a later time; subsequently.

Senses

perässä is used for these senses in English:

  • aback (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
  • aft (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
  • after In pursuit of, seeking.
  • afterwards (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

aft — full definition

  1. adv At or toward the back (stern) of a ship, boat, or aircraft.
  2. adj Located at the rear of a boat, ship, or plane.

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