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–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)

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—Synonyms 1. See behind.

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af·ter Audio Help (āf'tər) Pronunciation Key
prep.

1. Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet.
2. Next to or lower than in order or importance.
In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.
Concerning: asked after you.
Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.
Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.
Following continually: year after year.
In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.
With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.
According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.
Past the hour of: five minutes after three.
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.

Behind; in the rear.
At a later or subsequent time; afterward: three hours after; departed shortly after.

adj.

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

Afternoon.
afters Chiefly British Dessert.

[Middle English, from Old English æfter; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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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).

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after
adjective
1.	located farther aft
adverb
1.	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" [syn: subsequently]
2.	behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"

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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 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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after1 [ˈaːftə] preposition

later in time or place than
Example: After the car came a bus.

Arabic:	بَعْد
Chinese (Simplified):	在…之后
Chinese (Traditional):	在…之後
Czech:	po
Danish:	efter
Dutch:	na
Estonian:	järel, pärast
Finnish:	jälkeen
French:	après
German:	nach
Greek:	μετά (από)
Hungarian:	után
Icelandic:	á eftir
Indonesian:	sesudah
Italian:	dopo

Japanese:	～のあとに
Korean:	(시간·장소 등이) …다음에
Latvian:	pēc; aiz
Lithuanian:	po, paskui
Norwegian:	etter
Polish:	po
Portuguese (Brazil):	depois de
Portuguese (Portugal):	depois
Romanian:	după
Russian:	после
Slovak:	po
Slovenian:	po
Spanish:	después (de)
Swedish:	efter
Turkish:	…-den, *dan sonra

after2 [ˈaːftə] preposition

following (often indicating repetition)
Example: one thing after another; night after night

Arabic:	بَعْد، تِلْوَ
Chinese (Simplified):	（一个）接着（一个）
Chinese (Traditional):	(一個)接著(一個)
Czech:	po
Danish:	efter
Dutch:	na
Estonian:	järel
Finnish:	perään, jälkeen
French:	après
German:	nach
Greek:	κατόπιν
Hungarian:	követően
Icelandic:	eftir
Indonesian:	demi
Italian:	dopo

Japanese:	～につづいて
Korean:	뒤이어
Latvian:	pēc; aiz
Lithuanian:	paskui
Norwegian:	etter
Polish:	po, za
Portuguese (Brazil):	após
Portuguese (Portugal):	após
Romanian:	după
Russian:	за, спустя
Slovak:	po
Slovenian:	za
Spanish:	tras
Swedish:	efter
Turkish:	(birbiri) ardına, peş peşe

after3 [ˈaːftə] preposition

behind
Example: Shut the door after you!

Arabic:	وَرَاء
Chinese (Simplified):	在…后面
Chinese (Traditional):	在…後面
Czech:	za
Danish:	efter; bag
Dutch:	achter
Estonian:	taga
Finnish:	perässä
French:	derrière
German:	hinter
Greek:	πίσω
Hungarian:	mögött(e)
Icelandic:	á eftir (sér)
Indonesian:	sesudahnya
Italian:	dopo di*

Japanese:	～のうしろに
Korean:	뒤에
Latvian:	aiz
Lithuanian:	paskui, už
Norwegian:	etter, bak
Polish:	za
Portuguese (Brazil):	atrás de
Portuguese (Portugal):	atrás de
Romanian:	după
Russian:	за, позади
Slovak:	za
Slovenian:	za
Spanish:	detrás
Swedish:	efter, bakom
Turkish:	arkadan, ortasından, ardından

after4 [ˈaːftə] preposition

in search or pursuit of
Example: He ran after the bus.

Arabic:	خلْـف
Chinese (Simplified):	追赶
Chinese (Traditional):	追求，追趕
Czech:	za
Danish:	efter
Dutch:	achter… aan
Estonian:	järele
Finnish:	perään
French:	après
German:	hinter…her
Greek:	πίσω από, στο κατόπι
Hungarian:	után
Icelandic:	á eftir
Indonesian:	mengejar
Italian:	dietro, dietro a*

Japanese:	～の後を追って
Korean:	…을 쫓아
Latvian:	iepakaļ; nopakaļ
Lithuanian:	paskui
Norwegian:	etter
Polish:	za, do
Portuguese (Brazil):	atrás de
Portuguese (Portugal):	atrás de
Romanian:	după
Russian:	за, вслед за
Slovak:	za
Slovenian:	za
Spanish:	detrás de, tras
Swedish:	efter
Turkish:	ardından, arkasından, peşinden

after5 [ˈaːftə] preposition

considering
Example: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.

Arabic:	بَعْد كُل مَا
Chinese (Simplified):	由于
Chinese (Traditional):	由於
Czech:	po
Danish:	efter
Dutch:	na
Estonian:	pärast
Finnish:	jälkeen
French:	après
German:	nach
Greek:	ύστερα από, δεδομένου
Hungarian:	végül is
Icelandic:	eftir
Indonesian:	setelah, segala-galanya
Italian:	dopo

Japanese:	～の結果として
Korean:	…했으니
Latvian:	pēc
Lithuanian:	po
Norwegian:	etter
Polish:	po (tym)
Portuguese (Brazil):	depois de
Portuguese (Portugal):	depois
Romanian:	după
Russian:	после; несмотря на
Slovak:	po
Slovenian:	po
Spanish:	después de
Swedish:	efter
Turkish:	düşünülecek olursa, bakılırsa , bakınca

after6 [ˈaːftə] preposition

(American: in telling the time) past
Example: It's a quarter after ten.

Arabic:	بَعْد (زَمَن)
Chinese (Simplified):	在…之后
Chinese (Traditional):	在…之後
Czech:	po
Danish:	over
Dutch:	over
Estonian:	läbi
Finnish:	yli
French:	(dix heures quinze)
German:	nach
Greek:	και (για την ώρα)
Hungarian:	múlt
Icelandic:	yfir
Indonesian:	lewat
Italian:	(1) Sono le dieci e un quarto

Japanese:	～過ぎ
Korean:	(시간이) …가 지난
Latvian:	pēc
Lithuanian:	po
Norwegian:	over
Polish:	po
Portuguese (Brazil):	depois de
Portuguese (Portugal):	depois
Romanian:	şi
Russian:	после
Slovak:	po
Slovenian:	čez
Spanish:	y (son las diez y cuarto)
Swedish:	över
Turkish:	geçe, geçiyor

after [ˈaːftə] adverb

later in time or place
Example: They arrived soon after.

Arabic:	بَعْدَ ذَلِك
Chinese (Simplified):	后来
Chinese (Traditional):	後來
Czech:	potom
Danish:	efter
Dutch:	daarna
Estonian:	pärast seda
Finnish:	sen jälkeen
French:	après
German:	danach
Greek:	αργότερα
Hungarian:	később
Icelandic:	síðar, á eftir
Indonesian:	sesudahnya
Italian:	dopo

Japanese:	あとで
Korean:	(시간·장소가) …뒤에
Latvian:	pēc tam
Lithuanian:	po to
Norwegian:	etter, etterpå, seinere
Polish:	potem
Portuguese (Brazil):	depois
Portuguese (Portugal):	depois
Romanian:	după aceea
Russian:	позднее
Slovak:	potom, nato
Slovenian:	zatem
Spanish:	después
Swedish:	därefter, efter
Turkish:	(bir şey)den sonra, daha sonra

after [ˈaːftə] conjunction

later than the time when
Example: After she died we moved house twice.

Arabic:	بَعْدَ أن
Chinese (Simplified):	在…以后
Chinese (Traditional):	在…以後
Czech:	poté co
Danish:	efter; senere; sidenhen
Dutch:	nadat
Estonian:	pärast seda kui
Finnish:	sen jälkeen kun
French:	après (que)
German:	nachdem
Greek:	αφού
Hungarian:	miután
Icelandic:	eftir (að)
Indonesian:	setelah
Italian:	dopo

Japanese:	～のあとで
Korean:	…한 뒤에
Latvian:	pēc tam kad
Lithuanian:	po
Norwegian:	etter at
Polish:	po tym jak, gdy, kiedy
Portuguese (Brazil):	depois que
Portuguese (Portugal):	depois
Romanian:	după
Russian:	после того как
Slovak:	potom, čo…
Slovenian:	potem ko
Spanish:	después de (que)
Swedish:	sedan, efter att
Turkish:	(bir şey)den daha sonra, daha sonraki bir zamanda

See also: after all, be after, aftermath, afterthought, afterwards

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After

A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See After, Aft, By.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

Abaft the beam. See under Beam.

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After

Aft\ ([.a]ft), adv. & a. [AS. [ae]ftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.] (Naut.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

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After

Aft"er\ ([.a]ft"t[~e]r), a. [AS. [ae]fter after, behind; akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr. 'apwte`rw further off. The ending -ter is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally -ther (as in other), and after is a compar. of of, off. [root]194. See Of; cf. Aft.]

1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life. --Marshall.

Note: In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, after-ages, after-act, after-days, after-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning.

2. Hinder; nearer the rear. (Naut.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.

Note: It is often combined with its noun; as, after-bowlines, after-braces, after-sails, after-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts.

After body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.

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