after
preposition
[ ˈɑːftə ]
• in the time following (an event or another period of time).
• "shortly after their marriage they moved to Colorado"
Similar:
following,
subsequent to,
succeeding,
at the close/end of,
in the wake of,
later than,
posterior to,
• behind.
• "she went out, shutting the door after her"
Opposite:
before,
in front of,
• in pursuit or quest of.
• "they're chasing after something that doesn't exist"
Similar:
in pursuit of,
in someone's direction,
following,
on the track of,
in the tracks of,
in someone's footsteps,
in search of,
in quest of,
on a quest for,
trying to find,
looking for,
on the lookout for,
hunting for,
Opposite:
away from,
in front of,
• next to and following in order or importance.
• "in their order of priorities health comes after housing"
• in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name).
• "they named her Pauline, after Barbara's mother"
Similar:
in honour of,
as a tribute to,
as a mark of respect to,
the same as,
for,
after
conjunction
• during the period of time following an event.
• "bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running"
after
adverb
• at a later or future time; afterwards.
• "Duke Frederick died soon after"
after
adjective
• later.
• "he was sorry in after years"
• nearer the stern of a ship.
• "the after cabin"
Origin:
Old English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter .
