afters

af·ter

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [af-ter, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/
- /ˈɑːf.təz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [af-ter, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of afters word

noun afters dessert; sweet 3
noun afters a confrontation or physical violence between football players immediately after they have been involved in a challenge for the ball 3
preposition afters behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 1
preposition afters later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late. 1
preposition afters subsequent to and in consequence of: After what has happened, I can never return. 1
preposition afters below in rank or excellence; nearest to: Milton is usually placed after Shakespeare among English poets. 1

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Origin of afters

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)

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Parts of speech for Afters

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Afters

afters 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".

afters usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for afters

noun afters

dessert — Dessert is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal.
pudding — a thick, soft dessert, typically containing flour or some other thickener, milk, eggs, a flavoring, and sweetener: tapioca pudding.
sweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
pud — pudding.

All 4 Synonyms of afters