after

Definition of After in English :

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Adjective

1. after

located farther aft

Adverb

2. after, afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. after

behind or in the rear

Example Sentences:
'and Jill came tumbling after'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

After

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preposition

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

12. after you

adverb

13.

at a later time; afterwards

14.

coming afterwards; in pursuit

15. nautical

further aft; sternwards

conjunction

16. (subordinating)

at a time later than that at which

he came after I had left

adjective

17. nautical

further aft

the after cabin

After

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adverb

1.

behind in place

2.

behind in time; later; next

preposition

3.

behind in place; in back of

4.

a.

behind in time; later than

after lunch

b.

following

year after year

5.

a.

in search of

b.

pursuing, hounding, urging, etc.

they are after me for a donation

6.

as a result of; on account of

after what has happened, he won't go

7.

in spite of

after all we had done, he was still ungrateful

8.

following next to in order, rank, or importance

9.

in accordance with; in the manner of; patterned on the model of

a novel after Hemingway's style

10.

for; in honor of

a child named after Lincoln

11.

concerning; about

she asked after you

conjunction

12.

following the time when; later than

adjective

13.

next; later

14.

nearer the rear (esp. of a ship or aircraft)

After

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prep.

1.

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

b. 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.

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