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af⋅ter

  [af-ter, ahf-]
Use After in a Sentence
–preposition
1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other.
2. later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.
3. subsequent to and in consequence of: After what has happened, I can never return.
4. below in rank or excellence; nearest to: Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.
5. in imitation of or in imitation of the style of: to make something after a model; fashioned after Raphael.
6. in pursuit or search of; with or in desire for: I'm after a better job. Run after him!
7. concerning; about: to inquire after a person.
8. with the name of; for: He was named after his uncle.
9. in proportion to; in accordance with: He was a man after the hopes and expectations of his father.
10. according to the nature of; in conformity with; in agreement or unison with: He was a man after my own heart. He swore after the manner of his faith.
11. subsequent to and notwithstanding; in spite of: After all their troubles, they still manage to be optimistic.
–adverb
12. behind; in the rear: Jill came tumbling after.
13. later in time; afterward: three hours after; happily ever after.
–adjective
14. later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding: In after years we never heard from him.
15. Nautical, Aeronautics.
a. farther aft.
b. located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost: after hold; after mast.
c. including the stern or tail: the after part of a hull.
–conjunction
16. subsequent to the time that: after the boys left.
–noun
17. afters, British Informal. the final course of a meal, as pudding, ice cream, or the like; dessert.
—Idiom
18. after all, despite what has occurred or been assumed previously; nevertheless: I've discovered I can attend the meeting after all.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE æfter; c. OFris efter, OS, OHG after, Goth aftaro, ON eptir; equiv. to æf- (see aft ) + -ter suffix of comparison and polarity (c. Gk -teros)

Synonyms:
1. See behind.

aft

1  [aft, ahft] Nautical, Aeronautics
–adverb
1. at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.
–adjective
2. situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME afte, OE æftan from behind, equiv. to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; c. OFris efta, OS, OHG aftan, Goth aftana, ON aptan, Gk opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Gk apó off
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af·ter   (āf'tər)   
prep.  

    1. Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet.

    2. Next to or lower than in order or importance.

  2. In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.

  3. Concerning: asked after you.

  4. Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.

  5. Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.

  6. Following continually: year after year.

  7. In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.

  8. With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.

  9. According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.

  10. Past the hour of: five minutes after three.

  11. Irish Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed: "Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago" (James Joyce).

adv.  

  1. Behind; in the rear.

  2. At a later or subsequent time; afterward: three hours after; departed shortly after.

adj.  

  1. Subsequent in time or place; later; following: in after years.

  2. Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft.

conj.  Following or subsequent to the time that: I saw them after I arrived.
n.  

  1. Afternoon.

  2. afters Chiefly British Dessert.


[Middle English, from Old English æfter; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

aft 
O.E. æftan "behind, farthest back," from superl. of O.E. æf, af, of "off," from P.Gmc. *af-, from PIE root *apo- "off, away" (cf. Goth. aftana "from behind;" see apo-). Now purely nautical.

after 
O.E. æfter "after, next, following in time," from O.E. of "off" (see apo-) + -ter a comparative suffix; thus originally meaning "more away, farther off." After hours "after regular working hours" is from 1861. Afterglow first attested 1873; aftershock is from 1894; after-life first recorded 1593; afterthought is from 1661. A combination that ought to have survived is after-wit "wisdom that comes too late" (1579).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

after

In addition to the idioms beginning with after, also see day after day; get after; go after; inquire after; keep after; live happily ever after; look after; morning after; name after; run after; see after; sought after; take after; throw good money after bad; time after time.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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