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After
ˈɑːftə
- in the time following (an event or another period of time)
"shortly after their marriage they moved to Colorado"
- in phrases indicating something happening continuously or repeatedly
"day after day we kept studying"
- past (used in specifying a time)
"I strolled in about ten minutes after two"
- behind
"she went out, shutting the door after her"
- (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"
- in pursuit or quest of
"they're chasing after something that doesn't exist"
in pursuit of in someone's direction following on the track of in the tracks of in someone's footsteps in search of in quest of on a quest for in pursuit of trying to find looking for on the lookout for hunting for - next to and following in order or importance
"in their order of priorities health comes after housing"
- in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name)
"they named her Pauline, after Barbara's mother"
in honour of as a tribute to as a mark of respect to the same as- in imitation of
"a drawing after Millet's The Reapers"
- during the period of time following an event
"bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running"
- at a later or future time; afterwards
"Duke Frederick died soon after"
- later
"he was sorry in after years"
- nearer the stern of a ship
"the after cabin"