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Definition of “after”

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after (ˈɑːftəPronunciation for after) 

Definitions

preposition

  1. following in time; in succession to  ⇒ after dinner time after time 
  2. following; behind  ⇒ they entered one after another 
  3. in pursuit or search of  ⇒ chasing after a thief he's only after money 
  4. concerning  ⇒ to inquire after his health 
  5. considering  ⇒ after what you have done, you shouldn't complain 
  6. next in excellence or importance to  ⇒ he ranked Jonson after Shakespeare 
  7. in imitation of; in the manner of  ⇒ a statue after classical models 
  8. in accordance with or in conformity to  ⇒ a man after her own heart 
  9. with a name derived from  ⇒ Mary was named after her grandmother 
  10. US past (the hour of)  ⇒ twenty after three 
  11. See after all
  12. See after you

adverb

  1. at a later time; afterwards
  2. coming afterwards; in pursuit
  3. nautical further aft; sternwards

conjunction

  1. (subordinating) at a time later than that at which  ⇒ he came after I had left 

adjective

  1. nautical further aft  ⇒ the after cabin 

Word Origin

Old English æfter;  related to Old Norse aptr  back, eptir  after, Old High German aftar

Synonyms

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= at the end of, following, subsequent to,
= following, chasing, pursuing, on the hunt for on the tail of on the track of,
= looking for, searching for, in search of, trying to find hunting for seeking out, fossicking for
= because of, in the wake of in the aftermath of on account of, as a result of as a consequence of
= apart from, barring, excepting, next to, other than, excluding, besides, in addition to,
= with the same name as in the name of, in honour of, the same as as a tribute to for,
= about, concerning, re, regarding, respecting, referring to, relating to, with respect to, as regards,
= despite, in spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding, in defiance of undeterred by
= following, later, next, succeeding, afterwards, subsequently, thereafter,
= subsequently, next, behind, afterwards, in the wake (of)

Translations

  • British English: after Pronunciation for after If something happens after another thing, it happens later than it.He arrived after I had left.ˈɑːftə CONJUNCTION He arrived after I had left.
  • Spanish: después de (que)Pronunciation for después de (que) conj
  • French: après quePronunciation for après que conj
  • German: nachdem Pronunciation for nachdem conj
  • Chinese: 过后Pronunciation for 过后 conj
  • Arabic: بَعْدPronunciation for بَعْد conj
  • Portuguese: depois dePronunciation for depois de conj
  • Russian: после того какPronunciation for после того как conj
  • Croatian: poštoPronunciation for pošto conj
  • Czech: ažPronunciation for až conj
  • Danish: efterPronunciation for efter conj
  • Dutch: nadatPronunciation for nadat conj
  • Finnish: jälkeenPronunciation for jälkeen adv
  • Greek: αφούPronunciation for αφού conj
  • Italian: dopoPronunciation for dopo conj
  • Japanese: ･･･した後にPronunciation for ･･･した後に conj
  • Korean: ...한 뒤에Pronunciation for ...한 뒤에 conj
  • Norwegian: etter atPronunciation for etter at conj
  • Polish: zaraz po (tym jak)Pronunciation for zaraz po (tym jak) conj
  • Brazilian Portuguese: depois quePronunciation for depois que conj
  • European Spanish: después de (que)Pronunciation for después de (que) conj
  • Swedish: efterPronunciation for efter conj
  • Thai: หลังจากPronunciation for หลังจาก conj
  • Turkish: sonraPronunciation for sonra conj
  • Vietnamese: sau khiPronunciation for sau khi conj
  • British English: after Pronunciation for after If something happens after another thing, it happens later than it.I watched television after dinner.ˈɑːftə PREPOSITION I watched television after dinner.
  • Spanish: después dePronunciation for después de adv
  • French: après Pronunciation for après prep
  • German: nach Pronunciation for nach prep
  • Chinese: 在...之后Pronunciation for 在...之后 prep
  • Arabic: بَعْدَماPronunciation for بَعْدَما prep
  • Portuguese: depoisPronunciation for depois prep
  • Russian: послеPronunciation for после prep
  • Croatian: nakonPronunciation for nakon prep
  • Czech: poPronunciation for po prep
  • Danish: efterPronunciation for efter prep
  • Dutch: naPronunciation for na prep
  • Finnish: jälkeenPronunciation for jälkeen adv
  • Greek: μετάPronunciation for μετά prep
  • Italian: dopoPronunciation for dopo prep
  • Japanese: ･･･の後にPronunciation for ･･･の後に prep
  • Korean: ... 후에Pronunciation for ... 후에 prep
  • Norwegian: etterPronunciation for etter prep
  • Polish: poPronunciation for po prep
  • Brazilian Portuguese: depoisPronunciation for depois prep
  • European Spanish: después dePronunciation for después de adv
  • Swedish: efterPronunciation for efter prep
  • Thai: ภายหลังPronunciation for ภายหลัง prep
  • Turkish: ardındaPronunciation for ardında prep
  • Vietnamese: sauPronunciation for sau prep
  • British English: after If you go after a person or thing, you follow them or chase them.They ran after her.ˈɑːftə PREPOSITION They ran after her.
  • French: après prep
  • Arabic: وَرَاءَ prep
  • Brazilian Portuguese: atrás de adv

Usage examples

  • Then as we were driving I couldn't stop myself repeating: `Of course I'll look after Jessica!
    Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)
  • You can take advantage of this habit and trim it after its April flowering into a dense, topiarised'mophead '.
    Country Life (2004)
  • The jobs news came a day after US Federal Reserve chairman Mr Alan Greenspan declared an economic recovery was already under way.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • Police had swooped on an address in the Wigan area of Greater Manchester at 7.45am after appeals on the BBC's Crimewatch UK programme.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Drawn and haggard, Wellington rode through the field of battle the day after.
    Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)

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