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After /ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/

The meaning and definition of After, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
  2. (where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
    “The after gun is abaft the forward gun.”
adverb
  1. Behind; later in time; following.
    “I left the room, and the dog bounded after.”
preposition
  1. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
    “The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.”
  2. Behind.
    “He will leave a trail of destruction after him.”
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