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- [af-ter, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/
- /ˈɑːftə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-ter, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/
Definitions of after word
- preposition after If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event. 3
- preposition after After is also a conjunction. 3
- preposition after If you do one thing after doing another, you do it during the period of time that follows the other thing. 3
- preposition after You use after when you are talking about time. For example, if something is going to happen during the day after or the weekend after a particular time, it is going to happen during the following day or during the following weekend. 3
- preposition after After is also an adverb. 3
- preposition after If you go after someone, you follow or chase them. 3
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Origin of after
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for After
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
after popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
after usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for after
adj after
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- afterwards — If you do something or if something happens afterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
adverb after
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
conjunction after
- when — at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When are they to arrive? When did the Roman Empire exist?
- once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- as soon as — If you say that something happens as soon as something else happens, you mean that it happens immediately after the other thing.
preposition after
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- gone — past participle of go1 .
- following — the act of following.
- next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
Antonyms for after
adj after
- before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
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