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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.
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)]

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.
  1. In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.
  2. Concerning: asked after you.
  3. Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.
  4. Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.
  5. Following continually: year after year.
  6. In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.
  7. With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.
  8. According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.
  9. Past the hour of: five minutes after three.
  10. 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.]

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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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