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after
[ af-ter, ahf- ]
preposition
- behind in place or position; following behind:
men lining up one after the other.
- later in time than; in succession to; at the close of:
Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.
- subsequent to and in consequence of:
After what has happened, I can never return.
- below in rank or excellence; nearest to:
Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.
- in imitation of or in imitation of the style of:
to make something after a model; fashioned after Raphael.
- in pursuit or search of; with or in desire for:
I'm after a better job. Run after him!
- concerning; about:
to inquire after a person.
- with the name of; for:
He was named after his uncle.
- in proportion to; in accordance with:
He was a man after the hopes and expectations of his father.
- according to the nature of; in conformity with; in agreement or unison with:
He was a man after my own heart. He swore after the manner of his faith.
- subsequent to and notwithstanding; in spite of:
After all their troubles, they still manage to be optimistic.
adverb
- behind; in the rear:
Jill came tumbling after.
- later in time; afterward:
three hours after; happily ever after.
adjective
- later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding:
In after years we never heard from him.
- Nautical, Aeronautics.
- farther aft.
- located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost:
after hold; after mast.
- including the stern or tail:
the after part of a hull.
conjunction
- subsequent to the time that:
after the boys left.
noun
- afters, British Informal. the final course of a meal, as pudding, ice cream, or the like; dessert.
after
/ 藞蓱藧蹿迟蓹 /
preposition
- following in time; in succession to
after dinner
time after time
- following; behind
they entered one after another
- in pursuit or search of
chasing after a thief
he's only after money
- concerning
to inquire after his health
- considering
after what you have done, you shouldn't complain
- next in excellence or importance to
he ranked Jonson after Shakespeare
- in imitation of; in the manner of
a statue after classical models
- in accordance with or in conformity to
a man after her own heart
- with a name derived from
Mary was named after her grandmother
- past (the hour of)
twenty after three
- after all
- in spite of everything
it's only a game, after all
- in spite of expectations, efforts, etc
he won the race after all!
- after youplease go, enter, etc, before me
adverb
- at a later time; afterwards
- coming afterwards; in pursuit
- nautical further aft; sternwards
conjunction
- subordinating at a time later than that at which
he came after I had left
adjective
- nautical further aft
the after cabin
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of after1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of after1
Idioms and Phrases
- after all, despite what has occurred or been assumed previously; nevertheless:
I've discovered I can attend the meeting after all.
More idioms and phrases containing after
- 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
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The schedule team has entered its two-week stretch run, and in recent years the schedules chosen were created after May 1.
Speaking after the match, captain James McClean said the success was "one big group effort".
It is not difficult to understand why McKenna cut a resigned figure after the Wolves defeat, which left the Tractor Boys 12 points adrift of safety with seven matches remaining.
He died after walking past the car parked outside his house in the suburb of Balashikha.
Afterward Edmonton鈥檚 ICE District, a town square centered around the hockey arena, continued buzzing until well after midnight.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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