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   af·ter

   /ˈaftər/

   preposition

   • 1. in the time following (an event or another period of time): "shortly after their marriage they moved to Colorado" Similar followingsubsequent tosucceedingat the close/end ofin the wake oflater thanoff the back ofrare:posterior toOpposite beforepreceding
   • ▪ in phrases indicating something happening continuously or repeatedly: "day after day we kept studying"
   • ▪ past (used in specifying a time): North American "I strolled in about ten minutes after two"
   • 2. behind: "she went out, shutting the door after her" Similar behindfollowingin the rear ofOpposite beforein front of
   • ▪ (with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away: "she stared after him"
   • ▪ in phrases referring to making somewhere clean or tidy again after the actions of a person or animal: "visitors will be required to clean up after their dogs"
   • 3. in pursuit or quest of: "they're chasing after something that doesn't exist" Similar in pursuit ofin someone's directionfollowingon the track ofin the tracks ofin someone's footstepsin search ofin quest ofon a quest forin pursuit oftrying to findlooking foron the lookout forhunting forOpposite away fromin front of
   • 4. next to and following in order or importance: "in their order of priorities health comes after housing" Similar next tobesidebesidesfollowingnearest tobelowimmediately inferior toOpposite before
   • 5. in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name): "they named her Pauline, after Barbara's mother" Similar in honor ofas a tribute toas a mark of respect tothe same asfor
   • ▪ in imitation of: "a drawing after Millet's" Similar in the style ofin the manner ofin imitation ofon the model offollowing the pattern ofafter the fashion ofalong/on the lines ofinfluenced bysimilar tolikecharacteristic of
   • 6. concerning or about: "she asked after his mother and sister and was told that both were well"

   conjunction

   • 1. during the period of time following an event: "bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running" Similar laterfollowingafterwardsafter this/thatsubsequentlynextensuingformal:thereafterOpposite previouslybefore

   adverb

   • 1. at a later or future time; afterwards: "Duke Frederick died soon after" Similar laterfollowingafterwardsafter this/thatsubsequentlynextensuingformal:thereafterOpposite previouslybefore

   adjective

   • 1. later: archaic "he was sorry in after years"
   • 2. nearer the stern of a ship: "the after cabin"

   Word Origin Old Englishæfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Synonyms for AFTER: following, behind, past, since, below, après, next to, later; Antonyms of AFTER: before, of, prior to, to, previous to, ahead of, towards, toward

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   Synonyms and examples. following. The years following the war were hard. subsequent to. Subsequent to her appearance on TV she received many bookings. post- I’m doing post-doctoral research. next. What is the next step in your treatment? Antonym and example. before. I need to post the cheque before the due date.

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   Synonyms for AFTER: later, afterwards, afterward, subsequently, latterly, next, ulteriorly, later-on, back of, in the rear, behind, later, subsequent, following, next, posterior; Antonyms for AFTER: before.