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1. (prep.) after
behind in place or position; following behind:
We marched one after the other.
2. after
following the completion of; in succession to:
Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.
3. after
in consequence of:
After what has happened, I can never return.
4. after
below in rank or estimation:
placed after Shakespeare among English poets.
5. after
in imitation of:
fashioned after Raphael.
6. after
in pursuit or search of:
I'm after a better job.
7. after
concerning; about:
to inquire after a person.
8. after
in agreement or conformity with:
a man after my own heart.
9. after
in spite of:
After all her troubles, she's still optimistic.
10. (adv.) after
behind; in the rear:
Jill came tumbling after.
11. after
later in time; afterward:
happily ever after.
12. (adj.) after
later; subsequent:
In after years we never heard from him.
13. after
farther aft.
14. after
located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost.
15. (conj.) after
subsequent to the time that:
after the boys left.
16. (n.) after
Brit. Informal. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) dessert.
17. after
after all, despite what has occurred; nevertheless.
Etymology: (bef. 900; OE æfter, c. OFris efter, OS, OHG after)
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1. (adverb) after(a)
located farther aft
2. (adverb) subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
"he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"
3. (adverb) after
behind or in the rear
"and Jill came tumbling after"
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1. (noun) after
at a time later than
We're going swimming after school.
2. after
after a while
when some time had passed
They got bored after a while.
3. after
in a position following
Five comes after four.; Who's name is after yours on the list?
4. after
beyond a place
Turn left after the library.
5. after
indicates how much later sth happens
A few minutes after that there was an explosion.; She's speaking right after the Senator.
6. after
indicates how many minutes past the hour
It's twenty after three.
7. after
because of; = given
After all that excitement, it was hard to sleep.
8. after
despite
She didn't even thank me, after everything I did to help.
9. after
after all
contradicting what was said or done before
Maybe I will go after all.
10. after
indicates an explanation is being given
Be nicer to her. She's your only sister after all!
11. (conjunction) after
beyond a place
You'll see it after you go through the light.
12. after
at a time later than
Jen left the party after David did.
13. after
indicates how much later sth happens
The thunder came immediately after the lightning hit.
14. (adverb) after
later
They came on Tuesday, and we arrived two days after.
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1. (adj) AFTER
next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life
2. (adj) AFTER
hinder; nearer the rear
3. (adj) AFTER
to ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway
4. (adverb) AFTER
subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after
5. AFTER
behind in place; as, men in line one after another
6. AFTER
below in rank; next to in order
7. AFTER
later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause
8. AFTER
subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful
9. AFTER
subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course
10. AFTER
moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of
11. AFTER
denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
12. AFTER
in imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father
13. AFTER
according to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind
14. AFTER
according to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting
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Sense: later in time or place than
After the car came a bus.
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 Afrikaans: na |
 Arabic: بَعْد |
 Bulgarian: след |
 Brazilian: depois |
 Czech: po |
 German: nach |
 Danish: efter |
 Greek: μετά (από) |
 Spanish: después (de) |
 Estonian: järel, pärast |
 Farsi: بعد |
 Finnish: jälkeen |
 French: après |
 Hebrew: אַחֲרֵי |
 Hindi: के बाद |
 Croatian: nakon |
 Hungarian: után |
 Indonesian: sesudah |
 Icelandic: á eftir |
 Italian: dopo |
 Japanese: ～のあとに |
 Korean: [차례] 뒤에 |
 Lithuanian: po, paskui |
 Latvian: pēc; aiz |
 Malay: selepas |
 Dutch: na |
 Norwegian: etter |
 Polish: po |
 Persian: بعد |
 Pashto: وروسته |
 Portuguese: depois |
 Romanian: după |
 Russian: после |
 Slovak: po |
 Slovenian: po |
 Serbian: posle |
 Swedish: efter |
 Thai: ภายหลัง |
 Turkish: ...-den/dan sonra |
 Taiwanese: 在...之後 |
 Ukrainian: після, за |
 Urdu: بعد میں |
 Vietnamese: sau |
 Chinese: 在...之后 |
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