What does d'après in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word d'après in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use d'après in French.

The word d'après in French means according to, from, next, from what I hear, according to my calculations, in my opinion, in your opinion, early afternoon, beginning of the afternoon, at the end of the afternoon, in the late afternoon. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word d'après

according to

préposition (selon)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
D'après Marie, le train est parti avec 30 minutes de retard. D'après nos informations, l'usine devrait déposer le bilan.
From what Mary says (or: said), the train left 30 minutes late.

from

préposition (avec comme référence)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
L'artiste a peint ce personnage d'après son buste en marbre.
The artist painted this figure from a marble bust.

next

locution adjectivale (suivant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Bon, j'ai raté mon bus, mais ce n'est pas grave, je prendrai celui d'après.
OK, so I missed my bus, but it's not a problem; I'll get the one after.

from what I hear

locution adverbiale (familier (selon ce que l'on dit)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

according to my calculations

locution adverbiale (figuré (selon moi)

in my opinion

locution adverbiale (à mon avis)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
D'après moi, il faudra 3 jours pour résoudre ce problème.

in your opinion

locution adverbiale (selon votre avis)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

early afternoon, beginning of the afternoon

nom masculin (commencement de l’après-midi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous viendrons vers 15h, en début d'après-midi.

at the end of the afternoon, in the late afternoon

(avant la soirée)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous partirons en fin d'après-midi, vers 18h.

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