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Definition: Meaning of, after in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɑːftə /

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  1. when a particular event or time has happened, or when someone has done something
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  2. when a particular amount of time has passed
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  3. following someone or something else in a list or a piece or writing, or in order of importance
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  4. American English used when telling the time to say how many minutes have passed since a particular hour [=  past British English]
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  5. day after day/year after year etc continuously for a very long time
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  6. following someone in order to stop or speak to them
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  7. in the direction of someone who has just left
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  8. when someone has left a place or has finished doing something
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  9. because of something that happened earlier
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  10. in spite of something that was done in the past
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  11. when you have passed a particular place or travelled a certain distance along a road
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  12. be after somebody/something to be looking for someone or something
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  13. be after somebody/something informal to want to have something that belongs to someone else
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  14. one after another/one after the other if a series of events or actions happen one after another, each one happens soon after the previous one
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  15. after all in spite of what you thought was true or expected to happen
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  16. after all used to say that something should be remembered or considered, because it helps to explain what you have just said
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  17. especially British English used to say who or what first had the name that someone or something has been given
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  18. formal in the same style as a particular painter, musician etc
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  19. after you spoken used to say politely that someone else can use or do something before you do
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  20. after you with something used to ask someone if you can have or use something after they have finished
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  1. in after years literary in the years after the time that has been mentioned
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  2. technical in the back part of a boat or an aircraft
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after used in phrases

  • accessory after the fact (noun)
    1. a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
  • after a fashion (adverb)
    1. to some extent; not very well
  • after all (adverb)
    1. emphasizes something to be considered
    2. in spite of expectations
  • after hours (adverb)
    1. not during regular hours
  • after part (noun)
    1. the rear part of a ship
  • after-effect (noun)
    1. a bad effect that continues for a long time after the thing that caused it
  • after-hours (adjective)
    1. after closing time especially a legally established closing time
  • after-school (adjective)
    1. outside regular school hours
  • be after (verb)
    1. have the will and intention to carry out some action
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after-


Definition: Meaning of, after- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɑːftə /

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  1. coming or happening afterwards
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