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Definitions for After

[1] behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other.
[2] later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late.
[3] subsequent to and in consequence of: After what has happened, I can never return.
[4] below in rank or excellence; nearest to: Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets.
[5] in imitation of or in imitation of the style of: to make something after a model; fashioned after Raphael.
[6] in pursuit or search of; with or in desire for: I'm after a better job. Run after him!
[7] concerning; about: to inquire after a person.
[8] with the name of; for: He was named after his uncle.
[9] in proportion to; in accordance with: He was a man after the hopes and expectations of his father.
[10] 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.
[11] subsequent to and notwithstanding; in spite of: After all their troubles, they still manage to be optimistic.
[12] behind; in the rear: Jill came tumbling after.
[13] later in time; afterward: three hours after; happily ever after.
[14] later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding: In after years we never heard from him.
[15] 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.
[16] subsequent to the time that: after the boys left.
[17] afters, British Informal . the final course of a meal, as pudding, ice cream, or the like; dessert.
[18] after all , despite what has occurred or been assumed previously; nevertheless: I've discovered I can attend the meeting after all.
[19] at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.
[20] situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.
[21] following in time; in succession to after dinner ; time after time
[22] following; behind they entered one after another
[23] in pursuit or search of chasing after a thief ; he's only after money
[24] concerning to inquire after his health
[25] considering after what you have done, you shouldn't complain
[26] next in excellence or importance to he ranked Jonson after Shakespeare
[27] in imitation of; in the manner of a statue after classical models
[28] in accordance with or in conformity to a man after her own heart
[29] with a name derived from Mary was named after her grandmother
[30] US past (the hour of) twenty after three
[31] 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!
[32] after you please go, enter, etc, before me
[33] at a later time; afterwards
[34] coming afterwards; in pursuit
[35] nautical further aft; sternwards
[36] (subordinating) at a time later than that at which he came after I had left
[37] nautical further aft the after cabin
[38] mainly nautical towards or at the stern or rear the aft deck ; aft of the engines

Words related to After

subsequently, later, afterwards, back, behind, below, ensuing, hindmost, next, posterior, rear, thereafter, hind, succeeding

Words nearby After

afsc, afscme, afslaet, aft, aft., after, after a fashion, after a sort, after a while, after all, after all's said and done

Origin of After

1before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta, Old Saxon, Old High German aftan, Gothic aftana, Old Norse aptan, Greek opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Greek apó off

Word origin for After

C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft

Synonyms for After

afterwards, later, subsequently, back, back of, behind, below, ensuing, hind, hindmost, in the rear, next, posterior, postliminary, rear, subsequential, succeeding, thereafter