After (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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preposition
  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.
adverb
  1. behind; in the rear: Jill came tumbling after.
  2. later in time; afterward: three hours after; happily ever after.
adjective
  1. later in time; next; subsequent; succeeding: In after years we never heard from him.
  2. 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.
conjunction
  1. subsequent to the time that: after the boys left.
noun
  1. the final course of a meal, as pudding, ice cream, or the like; dessert.
Idioms
  1. despite what has occurred or been assumed previously; nevertheless: I've discovered I can attend the meeting after all.
preposition
  1. following in time; in succession to
  2. following; behind
  3. in pursuit or search of
  4. concerning
  5. considering
  6. next in excellence or importance to
  7. in imitation of; in the manner of
  8. in accordance with or in conformity to
  9. with a name derived from
  10. past (the hour of)
  11. after all
    • in spite of everything
    • in spite of expectations, efforts, etc
  12. please go, enter, etc, before me
adverb
  1. at a later time; afterwards
  2. coming afterwards; in pursuit
  3. further aft; sternwards
conjunction
  1. at a time later than that at which
adjective
  1. further aft
After (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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