after
33 ENTRIES FOUND:
- after (adverb)
- after (preposition)
- after (conjunction)
- after (adjective)
- afters (noun)
- after–sales (adjective)
- after–school (adjective)
- morning–after pill (noun)
- sought–after (adjective)
- all (pronoun)
- another (pronoun)
- ask (verb)
- come (verb)
- day (noun)
- ever (adverb)
- fact (noun)
- fashion (noun)
- get (verb)
- go (verb)
- hour (noun)
- inquire (verb)
- keep (verb)
- look (verb)
- model (verb)
- moon (verb)
- one (pronoun)
- pattern (verb)
- pine (verb)
- run (verb)
- see (verb)
- take (verb)
- thing (noun)
- time (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of AFTER
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following in time
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at a later time
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Dinner was at six and we arrived shortly after. [=thereafter]
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He returned 20 years after. [=later]
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Don't tell them until after.
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I expected her then, but she arrived the week after.
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He ate lunch and left just/right/immediately after.
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I saw her again the day after. [=the following day]
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He vowed to love her forever/ever after. [=from that time on, forever]
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after
/ˈæftɚ/
Brit
/ˈɑːftə/
preposition
2
after
/ˈæftɚ/
Brit
/ˈɑːftə/
preposition
Britannica Dictionary definition of AFTER
1
a
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at a time following (something or someone)
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later than (something or someone)
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We arrived shortly after six o'clock.
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He returned after 20 years.
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before, during, and after the war
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He left just/right/immediately/soon/shortly after nightfall/dark.
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Night fell, and soon after that [=soon afterward] he left.
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He finished the exam after me.
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I stood up after the judge (did). [=the judge stood up before I (did)]
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Call me after your arrival.
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She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.
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She hasn't lived there since (the time) after the war.
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They earned $30,000 after (paying) taxes.
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He left after an hour.
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Let's get going! It's after [=past] 12 (o'clock).
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The job got easier after a while. [=after some time had passed]
b
US
— used to describe a time following a specified hour
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It's 20 (minutes) after 12. [=it's 20 past 12; it's 12:20]
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a
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following and because of (something)
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After all our advice, she's certain to do better. [=she's certain to do better because we have given her our advice]
b
:
following and in spite of (something)
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Even after all our advice, she still did badly! [=she did badly even though we gave her our advice]
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How can you say that after what happened last night?
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a
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following (something or someone) in order or in a series
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It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.
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You'll see my house just before the bank and after the school.
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The number 2 comes before 3 and after 1. [=2 comes between 1 and 3]
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My name is listed after yours.
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You go first and I'll go/follow after you.
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The children marched out one after the other in single file.
◊ The phrase after you is used as a polite way of saying that someone should go ahead of you or do something before you do it.
◊ In British English, you can say after you with something to ask the person who is using something to let you use it next.
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After you with the pencil, please. [=I would like to use the pencil when you have finished using it]
b
— used in phrases to describe something that happens many times or for a long period of time
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They have suffered misfortune after misfortune. [=they have suffered a long series of misfortunes]
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Wave after [=upon] wave was beating against the shore.
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She does her job day after day without complaining.
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He's done the same thing time after time.
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trying to catch or get (something or someone)
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The dog ran after the ball. [=the dog ran to get the ball]
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The police went/chased after the escaped criminal.
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The police are after him. [=are trying to catch him]
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What do you think he's after with all his questions? [=what is he trying to achieve by asking his questions?]
◊ If people are after you to do something, they want you to do it and they tell you to do it repeatedly.
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Mom was after me to clean my room. [=Mom repeatedly told me to clean my room]
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following the actions or departure of (someone)
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She called/shouted after him as he walked away. [=she called/shouted at/toward him as he walked away]
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They made a mess and didn't clean up after themselves. [=they didn't clean up the mess they made]
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If you make a mess, don't expect me to clean up after you.
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a
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with the name of (someone or something)
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He was called George after his father.
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She was named after her grandmother. [=she was given the same name as her grandmother]
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The game rugby was named after Rugby School in England, where it began.
b
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in the manner of (someone or something)
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a building patterned after [=on] a cathedral
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(formal) a story after (the manner of) Hemingway
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in a lower or less important position than (something)
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They put quality after quantity. [=they cared more about quantity than about quality]
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about or concerning (someone or something)
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I met one of your old friends and she was asking/inquiring after you. [=she was asking about you; she was asking how you are]
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She was asking after your health.
after all
1
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in spite of what was said
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even though the opposite was expected
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They decided to go after all.
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It didn't rain after all.
2
— used to emphasize something that needs to be considered
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It's only Tuesday, after all. We have plenty of time.
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You should apologize to her. After all, she is your best friend.
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after
/ˈæftɚ/
Brit
/ˈɑːftə/
conjunction
3
after
/ˈæftɚ/
Brit
/ˈɑːftə/
conjunction
Britannica Dictionary definition of AFTER
:
later than the time that
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later than when
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He returned after 20 years had passed.
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The defendant stood up after the judge did. [=the judge stood up before the defendant did]
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Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.
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He left just/right/immediately/soon/shortly after the show ended.
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Call me after you arrive.
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He finished the exam after I did.
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It happened not long after he graduated from college.
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after
/ˈæftɚ/
Brit
/ˈɑːftə/
adjective
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after
/ˈæftɚ/
Brit
/ˈɑːftə/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of AFTER
always used before a noun
old-fashioned + literary
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later in time
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in after [=later] years
