1
[ pronoun ] preposition, on the other side, temporally or spacially

Synonyms

abaft behind

Examples

"He went behind the store." "After dawn the birds start to sing." "She went out after me."

2
[ adverb ] happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Examples

"he apologized subsequently" "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later" "it didn't happen until afterward" "two hours after that"

Used in print

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

After that , violence was exultantly easy .

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

And the dogwood in early May , for Miss_Ada 's alfresco party ; and after that the Japanese_cherries .

After that they had sat for five minutes without saying a word .

3
[ conjunction ] conjunction, later than the latter
4
[ adverb ] behind or in the rear

Examples

"and Jill came tumbling after"

5
[ adjective ] located farther aft

Related terms

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