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Definitions for Afters

[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] informal dessert; sweet
[20] slang a confrontation or physical violence between football players immediately after they have been involved in a challenge for the ball
[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

Words nearby Afters

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

Origin of Afters

before 900; Middle English; Old English æfter; cognate with Old Frisian efter, Old Saxon, Old High German after, Gothic aftaro, Old Norse eptir; equivalent to æf- (see aft1) + -ter suffix of comparison and polarity (cognate with Greek -teros )

Word origin for Afters

Old English æfter; related to Old Norse aptr back, eptir after, Old High German aftar