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adverb

At a subsequent time: afterward, afterwards, later, latterly, next, subsequently, ulteriorly. Idioms: after a while, by and by, later on. See precede/follow.

adjective

1. Following something else in time: later, posterior, subsequent, ulterior. See precede/follow.
2. Located in the rear: back, hind, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear. See precede/follow.

Idioms beginning with after:
after one's own heart
after the fact

See also day after day; get after; go after; inquire after; keep after; live happily ever after; look after; morning after; name after; run after; see after; sought after; take after; throw good money after bad; time after time.

adj

Definition: following in position or time
Antonyms: before

adj.nearer the stern: the after cabin.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: Following in time; later than.

After three days, fish and guests stink. — John Lyly (1554-1606), English dramatist & novelist.

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noun
noun

Abbreviation of 'afternoon'. Cf. arvo noun. (1890 —) .
J. Mulgan Boss wants us to get the hay in up top this after (1939).

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For a list of words related to after, see:

• Conjunctions
• Prepositions
• Relative Time - after: (prep) later in time than; (adv) later in time
• Relative Positions - after: (prep) following behind

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - efter, bag
conj. - efter at
adv. - efter, senere, bagefter
adj. - senere, efterfølgende

idioms:

• after all    når alt kommer til alt, trods alt, i grunden
• after dark    efter mørkets frembrud
• after hours    efter lukketid
• after the fact    kendsgerningerne fortæller
• after you    efter Dem, Dem først
• come after    komme efter, følge efter
• day after day    dag ud og dag ind, dag efter dag
• go after    gå efter

Nederlands (Dutch)
na(dat), achter, naar

Français (French)
prep. - après, d'après le/la, sur
conj. - après, après que, alors que
adv. - après, ensuite
adj. - plus tard (dans la vie), par/dans la suite

idioms:

• after all    après tout, tout compte fait
• after dark    après la tombée de la nuit
• after hours    (rester) ouvert après l'heure normale de fermeture
• after the fact    après les faits
• after you    après vous
• come after    suivre, venir après
• day after day    jour après jour
• get after    s'efforcer de, essayer d'obtenir
• go after    essayer d'obtenir, courir après

Deutsch (German)
prep. - nach, hinter
conj. - nachdem
adv. - danach, hinterher
adj. - später

idioms:

• after all    schließlich, letzten Endes, doch noch
• after dark    nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit
• after hours    nach Büroschluß
• after the fact    nach der Straftat
• after you    nach Ihnen
• come after    kommen nach, nachfolgen
• day after day    Tag für Tag
• get after    ausschelten, ausschimpfen, (LAm) knurren und die Zähne fletschen, zanken
• go after    (nach)jagen, anstreben

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - μετά (από), ύστερα από, πίσω από, σε αναζήτηση, κατά, σύμφωνα με
conj. - αφού, μετά που
adv. - ύστερα, μετά, πίσω
adj. - κατοπινός, επόμενος, περασμένες (για ώρα), (ναυτ.) πρυμναίος, προς τα πίσω

idioms:

• after all    στο κάτω-κάτω, επιτέλους, κατά κάποιο μέτρο ή τρόπο, παρ' όλα αυτά
• after dark    μετά τη δύση του ήλιου, τις νυχτερινές ώρες
• after hours    μετά τις εργάσιμες ώρες
• after the fact    εκ των υστέρων, μετά την τέλεση της πράξεως
• after you    εσείς πρώτα
• come after    έπομαι, ακολουθώ
• day after day    μέρα μπαίνει μέρα βγαίνει, συνεχώς
• go after    καταδιώκω, κυνηγώ, επιδιώκω, αναζητώ

Italiano (Italian)
dietro, dopo, seguente, come

idioms:

• after all    dopo tutto, a conti fatti, in fin dei conti
• after you    s'accomodi, dopo di lei
• come after    venire dopo
• day after day    giorno dopo giorno
• go after    inseguire

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - atrás de, em seqüência a, à maneira de
conj. - depois que, logo que
adv. - atrás, depois, após, detrás
adj. - subseqüente

idioms:

• after all    afinal, no fim de tudo, apesar de tudo
• after dark    depois da escuridão
• after hours    depois do trabalho ou de uma atividade
• after you    depois de você
• come after    vir depois
• day after day    dia (m) após dia
• go after    buscar, ir atrás
• one after another    um após o outro
• take after    assemelhar-se em características, construção, caráter ou disposição

Русский (Russian)
после, спустя (время), позади, после того как (союз), через, последующий, позднейший

idioms:

• after all    в конце концов, несмотря на прежнее решение
• after dark    ночью
• after hours    после часов работы предприятия
• after you    за тобой
• come after    следовать за
• day after day    день за днем
• go after    стремиться к, искать, преследовать, следовать по порядку (за)
• one after another    один за другим
• take after    быть похожим на кого-л., подражать кому-л.

Español (Spanish)
prep. - tras, detrás de, después de
conj. - después de que, después que, una vez que, después, luego que
adv. - después, luego, más tarde
adj. - siguiente, posterior, trasero, ulterior, subsiguiente

idioms:

• after all    al fin y al cabo, después de todo
• after dark    por la noche
• after hours    fuera de hora, a deshora, después de hora
• after the fact    después de cometer un crimen
• after you    ¡usted primero!
• come after    venir después de
• day after day    día tras día
• get after    ponerse detrás
• go after    ir detrás de, perseguir, andar tras, seguir

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - efter, bakom, enligt
conj. - sedan, efter det att
adv. - efter, senare
adj. - senare, följande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在...以后, 随...之后, 在...后面, 低于, 在...之后, 以后, 之后, 在后面, 随后, 以后的, 后部的

idioms:

• after all    毕竟, 到底, 终究
• after dark    黄昏以后
• after hours    工作完毕后
• after the fact    事后
• after you    你先请, 请先...
• come after    跟着..., ...之后
• day after day    日复一日, 天天
• go after    追逐, 追求

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 在...以後, 隨...之後, 在...後面, 低於
conj. - 在...之後
adv. - 以後, 之後, 在後面, 隨後
adj. - 以後的, 後部的

idioms:

• after all    畢竟, 到底, 終究
• after dark    黃昏以後
• after hours    工作完畢後
• after the fact    事後
• after you    你先請, 請先...
• come after    跟著..., ...之後
• day after day    日復一日, 天天
• go after    追逐, 追求

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~의 뒤에, ~을 찾아, ~에 관하여, ~에 비추어, ~에도 불구하고, ~을 본떠서
conj. - ~한 후에, ~임에도 불구하고
adv. - 뒤에
adj. - 후의, 고물의

idioms:

• come after    ~의 뒤를 따라 오다
• go after    ~의 뒤를 따라 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 後に, 後ろに, 次に, …にならって, …風に, 追って, 求めて, …について, 結果
adv. - 後から, 後で
adj. - 後の
conj. - …した後で

idioms:

• after a fashion    まずどうやら
• after a little    しばらくして
• after a sort    一種の, いいかげんに
• after all    結局, なんといっても
• after dark    夜の
• after hours    勤務時間後に, 閉店後に
• after you    どうぞお先に
• come after    続く, 後を継ぐ, 後を追いかける, 取りに来る
• go after    追い求める, あとを追いまわす
• make after    追跡する
• one after another    次々に
• one after another/the other    代わるがわる
• take after    似る, 追う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) خلف, وراء, بعد, عقب, في ما بعد, في المؤخره (حرف عطف) تستعمل كسابقه تدمج مع كلمات لتشكل كلمه جديده (ظرف) في مابعد, في المؤخره (صفه) تال, قادم, خلفي, يشبه فلانا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮אחרי, אחר-, על שם, לפי, על-אודות, מאחורי, בסגנון‬
conj. - ‮אחרי-כן, לאחר ש-, אחרי ש-‬
adv. - ‮אחרי, אחר-, מאחורי‬
adj. - ‮הבא אחרי, הבא, שלאחר מכן, בכיוון ירכתי האוניה‬

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