after

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɑːftə/]

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1. after (adv) — sense 1

Definition: Behind; later in time; following.

Example: I left the room, and the dog bounded after.

2. after (prep) — sense 1

Definition: Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Example: We had a few beers after the game.

3. after (prep) — sense 2

Definition: Subsequently to; following in time; later than.: Subsequently to and as a result of.

Example: Sucess comes after hard work.

4. after (prep) — sense 3

Definition: Subsequently to; following in time; later than.: Subsequently to and considering.

Example: I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.

5. after (conj) — sense 1

Definition: Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

Example: The show ends after the fat lady sings.

6. after (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

Example: I did verily believe in my own mind, that I couldn't fight in that way at all; but my after experience convinced me that this was all a notion.

7. after (adj) — sense 2

Definition: At or towards the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft.

Example: The after gun is mounted aft.

8. after (noun) — sense 1

Definition: Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment.

Example: In the ‘before’ shots, she’ll look like an ordinary suburban housewife; but we know she acts in community theater musicals sometimes, so the ‘afters’ will give her a glamorous starlet image, starting with a very revealing bathing suit shot.

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