After definition

ăftər

Past the hour of.

Five minutes after three.

preposition

With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of.

Named after her mother.

preposition

Afternoon.

noun

Behind in time; later; next.

adverb

According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to.

A tenor after my own heart.

preposition

(chiefly british) Dessert.

noun

In spite of.

After all we had done, he was still ungrateful.

preposition

Next; later.

adjective

Following continually.

Year after year.

preposition

As a result of; on account of.

After what has happened, he won't go.

preposition

Concerning.

Asked after you.

preposition

Subsequent in time to; at a later time than.

Come after dinner.

preposition

At a later or subsequent time; afterward.

Three hours after; departed shortly after.

adverb

Following or subsequent to the time that.

I saw them after I arrived.

conjunction

Coming behind or later.

Aftercare.

affix

After means a person or thing being behind in position.

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

preposition

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

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

preposition

After is defined as something that leads to a result.

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

preposition

(irish) Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed.

preposition

Behind in place or order.

Z comes after Y in the alphabet.

preposition

Next to or lower than in order or importance.

preposition

For; in honor of.

A child named after Lincoln.

preposition

Concerning; about.

She asked after you.

preposition

Behind in time; later than.

After lunch.

preposition

Following.

Year after year.

preposition

In search of.

preposition

Pursuing, hounding, urging, etc.

They are after me for a donation.

preposition

Behind; later in time; following.

They lived happily ever after.

I left the room, and the dog bounded after.

adverb

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

We had a few beers after the game.

The time is quarter after eight.

The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.

preposition

Behind.

He will leave a trail of destruction after him.

preposition

In pursuit of, seeking.

He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.

preposition

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci.

preposition

Next in importance or rank.

The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.

preposition

As a result of.

After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.

preposition

In spite of.

After all that has happened, he is still my friend.

I can't believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino!

preposition

(Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door.

preposition

(dated) According to an author or text.

preposition

Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.

To look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.

preposition

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

I went home after we had decided to call it a day.

conjunction

(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent.

adjective

(nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.

The after gun is mounted aft.

The after gun is abaft the forward gun.

adjective

Following the time when; later than.

conjunction

In quest or pursuit of.

Seek after fame; go after big money.

preposition

Subsequent to and because of or regardless of.

They are still friends after all their differences.

preposition

In the style of or in imitation of.

Satires after Horace.

preposition

Behind; in the rear.

adverb

Subsequent in time or place; later; following.

In after years.

adjective

Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft.

adjective

Behind in place.

adverb

Behind in place; in back of.

preposition

Following next to in order, rank, or importance.

preposition

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

A novel after Hemingway's style.

preposition

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

adjective

after all

In spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless:

We chose to take the train after all.
Everything else having been considered; ultimately:

A car is after all a means of transportation.

idiom

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

after all

Origin of after

Middle English from Old English æfter apo- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Tá mé tar éis/i ndiaidh... ("I have just...").

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After definition

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Origin of after

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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