after meaning
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- After may refer to:
- AdjectivePREafter-SUF-ter
- Adverb
- Conjunction
- Preposition
- 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.
- Behind.
- He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
- In pursuit of, seeking.
- He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.
- In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
- We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci.
- Next in importance or rank.
- The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
- As a result of.
- After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
- 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!
- (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.
- (dated) According to an author or text.
- Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
- to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
- OBS According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
- Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I decided to splash out on a trip around Europe after getting a nice Christmas bonus.
- The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
- It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years: she's put down roots there.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- After all the stupid sitcoms and 90210ish garbage, its[sic] nice to see some sort of quality programming on the itty bitty channel.
- After ingestion by the host, tetra-nucleated metacystic amoebae emerge in the small intestine (excystation) and undergo several divisions to yield eight trophic amoebae [27 –29 ].
- After I undock my laptop, I can run it for about six hours on battery power.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- They met, fell in love, got married, and lived happily ever after.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of after in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Conjunctive adverbs
- Sequence adverbs
- Sequence adverbs
- Uncomparable adverbs
- Conjunctive adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Adjectives
- en afterwards
- en afternoon
- en afterthought
- en aftermath
- en aftermost
Source: Wiktionary

