after
adverbDefinition of after
(Entry 1 of 7)
after
prepositionDefinition of after (Entry 2 of 7)
1a
: behind in place
people lined up one after another
b(1)
: subsequent to in time or order
20 minutes after 6
(2)
: subsequent to and in view of
after all our advice
2
—used to indicate the object of a stated or implied action go after goldwas asking after you
3
: so as to resemble: such as
a
: in accordance with
He's a man after my own heart.
b
: with the name of or a name derived from that of
named after his father
c
: in the characteristic manner of : in imitation of
writing after the manner of Hemingway
after
conjunctionDefinition of after (Entry 3 of 7)
: subsequently to the time when
We will come after we make plans.
after
adjectiveDefinition of after (Entry 4 of 7)
after
auxiliary verbDefinition of after (Entry 5 of 7)
chiefly Irish
—used with a present participle to indicate action completed and especially just completed the poor old man is after dying on me— J. M. Synge
after
nounDefinition of after (Entry 6 of 7)
after-
prefixDefinition of after- (Entry 7 of 7)
1a
—used as the first part of a compound to indicate an event or entity that follows or results from the thing denoted by the second part of the compound afterbirthafterlifeafternoon
b
—used as the first part of a compound to indicate an event or entity of the same nature as the thing denoted by the second part of the compound but which follows that event or entity and is less intense or significant afterglowaftershockafterthought
2
—the rear or lower part afterdeck
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