after

After means a person or thing being behind in position.

(preposition)

An example of the word after is when someone is following a person in line.

The definition of after is a time that is later than some other time.

(preposition)

An example of the word after is when something happens subsequent to something else.

After is defined as something that leads to a result.

(preposition)

An example of the word after is when a child may not have a dessert as a consequence of not finishing dinner.

See after in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

Origin: ME < OE æfter (akin to OHG aftar & MHG after) < of, off + -ter, old compar. suffix

behind in place; in back of
1. behind in time; later than: after lunch
2. following: year after year
1. in search of
2. pursuing, hounding, urging, etc.: they are after me for a donation
as a result of; on account of: after what has happened, he won't go
in spite of: after all we had done, he was still ungrateful
following next to in order, rank, or importance
in accordance with; in the manner of; patterned on the model of: a novel after Hemingway's style
for; in honor of: a child named after Lincoln
concerning; about: she asked after you

conjunction

following the time when; later than

adjective

coming behind or later: aftercare

See after in American Heritage Dictionary 4

preposition

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