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after
[ af-ter, ahf- ]
preposition
- behind in place or position; following behind:
men lining up one after the other.
- later in time than; in succession to; at the close of:
Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.
- subsequent to and in consequence of:
After what has happened, I can never return.
- below in rank or excellence; nearest to:
Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.
- in imitation of or in imitation of the style of:
to make something after a model; fashioned after Raphael.
- in pursuit or search of; with or in desire for:
I'm after a better job. Run after him!
- concerning; about:
to inquire after a person.
- with the name of; for:
He was named after his uncle.
- in proportion to; in accordance with:
He was a man after the hopes and expectations of his father.
- according to the nature of; in conformity with; in agreement or unison with:
He was a man after my own heart. He swore after the manner of his faith.
- subsequent to and notwithstanding; in spite of:
After all their troubles, they still manage to be optimistic.
adverb
- behind; in the rear:
Jill came tumbling after.
- later in time; afterward:
three hours after; happily ever after.
adjective
- later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding:
In after years we never heard from him.
- Nautical, Aeronautics.
- farther aft.
- located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost:
after hold; after mast.
- including the stern or tail:
the after part of a hull.
conjunction
- subsequent to the time that:
after the boys left.
noun
- afters, British Informal. the final course of a meal, as pudding, ice cream, or the like; dessert.
after
/ ˈɑːڳə /
preposition
- following in time; in succession to
after dinner
time after time
- following; behind
they entered one after another
- in pursuit or search of
chasing after a thief
he's only after money
- concerning
to inquire after his health
- considering
after what you have done, you shouldn't complain
- next in excellence or importance to
he ranked Jonson after Shakespeare
- in imitation of; in the manner of
a statue after classical models
- in accordance with or in conformity to
a man after her own heart
- with a name derived from
Mary was named after her grandmother
- past (the hour of)
twenty after three
- after all
- in spite of everything
it's only a game, after all
- in spite of expectations, efforts, etc
he won the race after all!
- after youplease go, enter, etc, before me
adverb
- at a later time; afterwards
- coming afterwards; in pursuit
- nautical further aft; sternwards
conjunction
- subordinating at a time later than that at which
he came after I had left
adjective
- nautical further aft
the after cabin
Word History and Origins
Origin of after1
Word History and Origins
Origin of after1
Idioms and Phrases
- after all, despite what has occurred or been assumed previously; nevertheless:
I've discovered I can attend the meeting after all.
More idioms and phrases containing after
- day after day
- get after
- go after
- inquire after
- keep after
- live happily ever after
- look after
- morning after
- name after
- run after
- see after
- sought after
- take after
- throw good money after bad
- time after time
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years in June 2022 after a jury convicted him of offences including grievous bodily harm and possessing firearms with intent to endanger life.
Not since the death of John Paul II, six days after Easter in 2005, have we seen the traditions and rituals of a church mourning its reigning Pope.
But after he bought it, he noticed similar items in the vehicle.
As winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes took the stage, many addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. as well as L.A. rebuilding after January’s devastating firestorms.
He pointed over at the bench after he scored on a midrange jumper when the Lakers executed a play called for him early.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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