Dictionary Definition
after adj : located farther aft [syn: after(a)]
adv
1 happening at a time subsequent to a reference
time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but
he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two
hours after that" [syn: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, later on]
2 behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling
after"
User Contributed Dictionary
see After
English
Etymology
æfter, from *|aftar-, from *|aptar-, comparative form of *|apo-. The PIE comparative is also the source of Ancient Greek ἀπωτέρω.Pronunciation
- a UK /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/|/ˈæf.tə(ɹ), /"A:f.t@(r\)/|/"
Extensive Definition
wikt before
After indicates in common
language a connection in time and/or location between 2
situations.
It may also refer
to:
- After (novel), a book by Francine Prose
- After... (visual novel), a visual novel
- After... (film), a 2006 thriller film about urban exploration
See also
after in German:
After
after in Japanese:
アフター
after in Simple English:
after
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abaft, accommodated to, according
to, adapted to, adjusted to, aft, after a time, after all, after
that, aftermost,
afterward, afterwards, agreeable to,
agreeably to, answerable to, astern, attendant, back, backward, baft, because of, behind, below, beyond, by, by and by, by reason of, by
virtue of, cadet,
conformable to, congruent with, consecutive, considering, consistent
with, due to, ensuing,
ex post facto, following, for, from, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, in accordance with,
in agreement with, in back of, in compliance with, in conformity
with, in consideration of, in correspondence to, in harmony with,
in keeping with, in line with, in lock-step with, in obedience to,
in search of, in step with, in the aftermath, in the rear, in the
sequel, in uniformity with, in view of, in virtue of, infra, junior, later, later than, latterly, lineal, next, on account of, out for, owing
to, past, per, posterior, postern, proper to, puisne, rear, rearmost, rearward, retral, retrograde, sequent, since, subsequent, subsequent to,
subsequently,
succeeding, successive, suitable for,
tail, thanks to, then, thereafter, thereon, thereupon, therewith, uniform with,
without, younger