- preposition
- in the time following (an event or another period of time):"shortly after their marriage they moved to Colorado" · "after a while he returned" · "there's only one thing to do after an experience like that"
- in phrases indicating something happening continuously or repeatedly:"day after day we kept studying"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHpast (used in specifying a time):"I strolled in about ten minutes after two"
- behind:"she went out, shutting the door after her"
- (with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away:"she stared after him"
- in phrases referring to making somewhere clean or tidy again after the actions of a person or animal:"visitors will be required to clean up after their dogs" · "I tend to just tidy up after myself rather than doing a full clean all at once"
- in pursuit or quest of:"they're chasing after something that doesn't exist" · "most of them are after money" · "Jenny still yearned after him"
- next to and following in order or importance:"in their order of priorities health comes after housing" · "x comes after y in the series"
- in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name):"they named her Pauline, after Barbara's mother"
- in imitation of:"a drawing after Millet's The Reapers"
- concerning or about:"she asked after his mother and sister and was told that both were well"
conjunction- during the period of time following an event:"bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running"
adverbafter (adverb)- at a later or future time; afterwards:"Duke Frederick died soon after" · "the week after, I was back in school"
adjectiveafter (adjective)- archaiclater:"he was sorry in after years"
- nauticalnearer the stern of a ship:"the after cabin"
OriginOld English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.Similar and Opposite Wordspreposition- in the time following (an event or another period of time):
- past (used in specifying a time):
- behind:
- in pursuit or quest of:
- next to and following in order or importance:
- in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name):
conjunction- during the period of time following an event:
adverb- at a later or future time; afterwards:
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