after
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old English æfter, from Proto-Germanic *aftar- (“‘more behind’”), from Proto-Indo-European *aptar- (“‘more behind’”), comparative form of *apo- (“‘off, behind’”). The PIE comparative is also the source of Ancient Greek ἀπωτέρω (apōterō).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"A:f.t@(r\)/, /"{f.t@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈæf.tɚ/, SAMPA: /"{ft@`(\r)/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: af‧ter
[edit] Adverb
after (not comparable)
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- Behind; later in time; following.
- They lived happily ever after.
- I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from after (adverb)
[edit] Translations
behind; later in time; following
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[edit] Preposition
after
- 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.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from after (preposition)
[edit] Translations
subsequently; following in time; later than
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behind
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in pursuit of, seeking
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in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
next in importance or rank
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as a result of
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in spite of
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[edit] Conjunction
after
- 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.
- 1991, Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (character), Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft
- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
[edit] Translations
Signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
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[edit] Adjective
after
- (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.
- (dated) Later; subsequent.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 72:
- I did verily believe in my own mind, that I couldn't fight in that way at all; but my after experience convinced me that this was all a notion.
- 1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
- The amends he had made in after life were lost sight of in the dramatic glare of the original act.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 72:
[edit] Usage notes
- As shown in the examples above, the adverb in this nautical usage is aft and the related preposition is abaft.
