after

Plural: afters

Adjective Satellite

• located farther aft

Adverb

• happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
  • "it didn't happen until afterward"
  • "two hours after that"
• behind or in the rear
  • "and Jill came tumbling after"

Adv

• Behind; later in time; following.

Prep

• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Subsequently to and as a result of.
• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Subsequently to and considering.
• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Subsequently to and in spite of.
• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Subsequently to the actions of (someone), in order to remedy a situation.
• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Repeatedly, seemingly in a sequence without end.
• Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
• Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.
• Behind.
• In pursuit of, seeking.
• In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
• Below, often next below, in importance or rank.
• Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
• According to (an author or text).
• According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

Conj

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

Adj

• Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
• At or towards the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft.

Noun

• Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment.

Preposition

• Following in time, place, or sequence; later than.
• Following in time, place, or order.

Examples

• After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
• After I play ’ZEBRA’, there will be nowhere left for you to score.
• After we had decided to call it a day, I went home.
• After you with the salt and pepper.
• After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
• day after day, time after time, mile after mile, beer after beer, smile after smile
• He played ’AFTER’ to create a word chain, one point after another, on the Scrabble board.
• He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
• He’s after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.
• I can’t believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino!
• I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
• I might come next month, or the month after.
• I told her to shut the door after her.
• I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door. [= I had just finished my dinner when ...]
• I'm tired of picking up after you. Why can't you clean your own messes?
• I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.
• The after gun is abaft the forward gun.
• The after gun is mounted aft.
• The aircraft provided an after cabin for two radar operators.
• The Cold War began shortly after WWII.
• The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
• The show ends after the fat lady sings.
• The time is a quarter after eight.
• They lived happily ever after.
• This painting is after Leonardo da Vinci.
• to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
• We had a few beers after the game.
• We named him after his grandfather.

Synonyms

afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently, post

Related Words

abaft, aft, eft

Anagrams of after