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after

[af-ter, ahf-]

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preposition

behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other.

later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.

subsequent to and in consequence of: After what has happened, I can never return.

below in rank or excellence; nearest to: Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.

in imitation of or in imitation of the style of: to make something after a model; fashioned after Raphael.

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in pursuit or search of; with or in desire for: I'm after a better job. Run after him!

concerning; about: to inquire after a person.

with the name of; for: He was named after his uncle.

in proportion to; in accordance with: He was a man after the hopes and expectations of his father.

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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.

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subsequent to and notwithstanding; in spite of: After all their troubles, they still manage to be optimistic.

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adverb

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behind; in the rear: Jill came tumbling after.

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later in time; afterward: three hours after; happily ever after.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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adjective

14.

later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding: In after years we never heard from him.

15.

Nautical, Aeronautics.

farther aft.

located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost: after hold; after mast.

including the stern or tail: the after part of a hull.

conjunction

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subsequent to the time that: after the boys left.

noun

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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:
before 900; Middle English; Old English æfter; cognate with Old Frisian efter, Old Saxon, Old High German after, Gothic aftaro, Old Norse eptir; equivalent to æf- (see aft) + -ter suffix of comparison and polarity (cognate with Greek -teros)

Synonyms
1. See behind.

Example Sentences

Criminal law changed surprisingly little after the attacks.

Migration after the global economic crisis is different, but still continuing.

Bombs and bullets can kill years after the battles have ended, by leaving behind toxins and contaminants.

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Criminal law changed surprisingly little after the attacks.

Migration after the global economic crisis is different, but still continuing.

Bombs and bullets can kill years after the battles have ended, by leaving behind toxins and contaminants.

At a certain age, many of us turn to the obituaries after scanning the front page of our daily newspaper.

See photos before and after the transformation here.

After starting my day with a fully-charged phone, my battery was dead before the end of the workday.

After a fee is paid, there is a cursory visual inspection and certification is granted.

Salmon enjoyed a brief rebound after buyouts of commercial fisheries and the introduction of aquaculture.

Paintball is fun, except for the painful bruises that remind you of that fun a week after the fact.

Even after the control rods have done their job and arrested the fission reaction the fuel rods retain a great deal of heat.

As attempt after attempt failed at deciphering the script, some experts began to lose hope that it could be decoded.

Think of it this way: there may be worse things in life than the first days back at work after vacation.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, heart muscle cells do regenerate after heart attacks, researchers have found.

America likes to name cars and trucks after our tribes.

After ravens see a friend get a beat down, they approach the victim and appear to console it, according to new research.

The little black boxes in airplanes provide useful information after a crash has taken place.

After each extinction, a rich variety of ammonoid species and body plans was replaced by a few free-floating types.

Almost everyone has a tendency to imagine the mind continuing to exist after the death of the body.

More than nine months after the country's devastating earthquake, a cholera epidemic has sickened thousands.

Many dead after petrol spill sparks fire-Kenya police.

After all, physicists describe a black hole singularity as a pit into which material flows but from which it cannot escape.

For a woman left behind after her husband's death, life can become a labyrinth of questions.

I've recently returned to work after a month of medical leave following major surgery.

Compare photographs of moon-landing bases taken before and after the astronauts landed.

After examining the patient, the doctors concurred that it was not possible to remove the bullet.

Many men may have unrealistic expectations about life after prostate surgery, leading to high levels of regret.

Be sure that you remain professionally active, even after the tenure denial.

Bacteria can change into more infectious and deadly organisms after a stint in space, a new experiment suggests.

Vegetables, fruit and even meats can be preserved using the pickling process to keep them good for months after their peak.

Sony turned off its gaming network after an attack and says it is fixing the infrastructure of the network.

After a decade of record growth, enrollment appears to be slowing down.

After the image appears in your browser, click the right-hand button on your mouse.

The brain holds on to false facts, even after they have been retracted.

After all, she discovered two elements, was the first women to win a.

But a new look suggests time travel may be possible after all, at.

For many men, regaining erectile function after cancer treatment is their biggest worry.

After rising to sublime heights, the sacred city may have engineered its own downfall.

Scientists optimistic after discovering genetic link to loss of dopamine-producing neurons.

Darrow named his games' properties after the city's streets.

After the treatment stops, some cancer patients experience disappointment about the end of what has become a comforting ritual.

High levels of fats in the snakes' blood balloons their organs after breaking a long fast, experiments show.

The brain may not learn from its mistakes after all.

After a long struggle, the bottom of the stream was perfectly smooth.

But a few weeks after taking their first dose, nearly all of them began to recover.

More than an hour after sunset a veil of glowing clouds appears low in the northern sky.

New research suggests that sensitivity to stress may increase after a child is badly treated.

After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe.

One study finds a hard workout's calorie-burning benefits continue after the exercise is done.

Most people say they wash their hands after using the bathroom.

There are many reasons a woman may want to keep her birth name-first and foremost, it is her name after all.

Tournament play after a long layoff is not easy, even for elite players.

One man's experience with cognitive impairment after open-heart surgery.

After a medical error, hospitals often prevent doctors from talking to patient families.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

adverb

at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.

adjective

situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta, Old Saxon, Old High German aftan, Gothic aftana, Old Norse aptan, Greek opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Greek apó off

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World English Dictionary

after (ˈɑːftə)

—*prep*
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.	after all
	a. in spite of everything: it's only a game, after all
	b. in spite of expectations, efforts, etc: he won the race after all!
12.	after you please go, enter, etc, before me

—*adv*
13.	at a later time; afterwards
14.	coming afterwards; in pursuit
15.	nautical further aft; sternwards

—*conj*
16.	(subordinating) at a time later than that at which: he came after I had left

—*adj*
17.	nautical further aft: the after cabin

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

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Etymonline

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.

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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. Afterwit "wisdom that comes too late" is attested from c.1500

but seems to have fallen from use, despite being more needed now than ever.

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American Heritage

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.