after Definition
af·ter (af′tər, äf′-)
adverb
- behind in place
- behind in time; later; next
Etymology: ME < OE æfter (akin to OHG aftar & MHG after) < of, off + -ter, old compar. suffix
- behind in place; in back of
- behind in time; later than after lunch
- following year after year
- in search of
- 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
following the time when; later than
adjective
- next; later
- nearer the rear (esp. of a ship or aircraft)
after Synonyms
after
modif. and prep.
Browse dictionary entries near after
- ‹ aft
- ‹ AFSCME
- ‹ Afrocentric
- ‹ Afroasiatic
- ‹ Afro-
- ‹ Afro-Asian
- ‹ Afro-American
- ‹ Afro
- ‹ afrit
- ‹ AfriNIC

