after
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- Behind in place or order. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Next to or lower than in order or importance. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- In quest or pursuit of. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Concerning. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequent in time to; at a later time than. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequent to and because of or regardless of. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Following continually. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- In the style of or in imitation of. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Past the hour of. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed. preposition …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Behind; in the rear. adverb …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- At a later or subsequent time; afterward. adverb …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequent in time or place; later; following. adjective …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft. adjective …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Following or subsequent to the time that. conjunction …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Afternoon. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Dessert. noun …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- (after all) In spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless. idiom …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- (after all) Everything else having been considered; ultimately. idiom …☝️ Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition (view on wordnik.com)
- Later in time; subsequent; succeeding: as, an after period of life. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Naut,: Further aft, or toward the stern of the ship: as, the after-sails; the after-hatch-way. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Pertaining to the after-body of a ship: as, after-timbers. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- In mineralogy, derived from; having the form of: said of pseudomorphs, which retain only the form of the original mineral: as, malachite pseudomorph after cuprite; cassiterite pseudomorph after feldspar. See
pseudomorph . …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com) - Behind; in the rear: as, to follow after. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Later in time; afterward: as, it was about the space of three hours after. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Behind in place: as, men placed in a line one after another. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: as, after supper. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- In pursuit of; in search of; with or in desire for. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- In imitation of, or in imitation of the style of: as, to make a thing after a model; after the French; after the antique; after Raphael. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- According to; in proportion to; in accordance with: as, “after their intrinsic value,” Bacon, War with Spain. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- According to the nature of; in agreement or unison with; in conformity to. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Below in rank or excellence; next to: as, Milton is usually placed after Shakspere among English poets. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Concerning: as, to inquire after a person. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequent to and in consequence of: as, after what has happened I can never return. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequent to the time that. …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com)
- Synonyms Behind, After. See
behind . …☝️ Source: The Century Dictionary (view on wordnik.com) - Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding. adjective …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Hinder; nearer the rear. adjective …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part. adjective …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Behind in place. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Below in rank; next to in order. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Later in time; subsequent. It often precedes a clause. Formerly
that was interposed between it and the clause. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com) - Subsequent to and in consequence of. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequent to and notwithstanding. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- to name like and reference to. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- when everything has been considered; upon the whole. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- successively. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get. preposition …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
- Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward. adverb …☝️ Source: The GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (view on wordnik.com)
Behind ;later in time;following . adverb …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)Subsequently to;following intime ;later than. preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)behind preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)- in
pursuit of,seeking preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - in
allusion to, inimitation of;following orreferencing preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - next in
importance orrank preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - as a
result of preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) in spite of preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)- Used to indicate recent completion of an activity preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)
according to an author or text preposition …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)- Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. conjunction …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)
Later ;second (of two);next ,following ,subsequent adjective …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com)- At or towards the
stern of a ship adjective …☝️ Source: Wiktionary (view on wordnik.com) - behind or in the rear adverb …☝️ Source: WordNet 3.0 (view on wordnik.com)
- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time adverb …☝️ Source: WordNet 3.0 (view on wordnik.com)
- located farther aft adjective …☝️ Source: WordNet 3.0 (view on wordnik.com)
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Etymology
- Old English æfter "after, next, throughout, following in time, later," from Old English of "off" (see of) + -ter, a comparative suffix; thus the original meaning was "more away, farther off." Compare Old Norse eptir "after," Old High German aftar, Gothic aftra "behind." Cognate with Greek apotero "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. After you as an expression in yielding precedence is recorded by 1650.1500, 1650, 1861
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