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Definition of After
1. Adverb. Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. "Two hours after that"
2. Adjective. Located farther aft.
3. Adverb. Behind or in the rear. "And Jill came tumbling after"
Definition of After
1. a. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
2. prep. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
3. adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
Definition of After
1. Adverb. Behind; later in time; following. ¹
2. Preposition. subsequently to; following in time; later than. ¹
3. Preposition. behind ¹
4. Preposition. in pursuit of, seeking ¹
5. Preposition. in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing ¹
6. Preposition. next in importance or rank ¹
7. Preposition. as a result of ¹
8. Preposition. in spite of ¹
9. Preposition. (Irish usually preceded by a form of ''be'' followed by an -ing form of a verb) (non-gloss definition Used to indicate recent completion of an activity) ¹
10. Preposition. (obsolete) according to an author or text ¹
11. Conjunction. (non-gloss definition Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause). ¹
12. Adjective. (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent ¹
13. Adjective. (nautical where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of After
1. behind in place or order [prep]
Lexicographical Neighbors of After
Literary usage of After
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"told him I would call for thee, who after discourse had with him, ... So she
smiled, but the water stood in her eyes; and after a little pause she said, ..."
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