after

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/
• (Northern England, other non-rhotic without the trap-bath split) IPA: /ˈaf.tə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈæf.tɚ/
• (dialectal, now rare) IPA: /ˈæ.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈɑː.tə(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: af‧ter

Adverb

after (not comparable)

1. Behind; later in time; following.
   • I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
   • They lived happily ever after.
   • I might come next month, or the month after.

Preposition

after

1. 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 WWII.
   • After you with the salt/paper.
   • I told her to shut the door after her.
   1. (in reduplicative expressions) Repeatedly, seemingly is a sequence without end.
      • day after day, time after time, mile after mile, beer after beer, smile after smile
2. Behind.
   • He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
3. In pursuit of, seeking.
   • He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.
4. In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
   • We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci.
5. Next in importance or rank.
   • The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
6. As a result of.
   • After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
7. 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!
8. (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.
9. (dated) According to an author or text.
10. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
    • to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
11. (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

Conjunction

after

1. 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.

Adjective

after

1. (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
2. (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.

Related terms

Anagrams

• aftre, frate, freat, freta, rafte, trafe

Preposition

after (governs the dative)

1. (chiefly Early New High German) after

Preposition

after

1. (Holland) Alternative form of achter

Adverb

after

1. (Holland) Alternative form of achter

Preposition

after (+ dative)

1. after

Alternative forms

• aftar, efter

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaf.ter/

Preposition

after (+ dative)

1. after
   • after zweim tagon

     • after two days
2. according to, in
   • after antreitu

     • in order

Adverb

after

1. behind
2. after
3. back

Romanization

after

1. Romanization of ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈafən/

Adjective

after

1. comparative degree of aft

Adverb

after (comparative aftener, superlative aftenest)

1. often, frequently

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈafteɾ/ [ˈaf.t̪eɾ]
• Syllabification: af‧ter

Noun

after m (plural afters)

1. after-party
2. late-night bar

Preposition

after

1. Alternative form of achter