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A0130200 (ăf′tər)prep.1. a. Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet.b. Next to or lower than in order or importance.2. In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.3. Concerning: asked after you.4. Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.5. Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.6. Following continually: year after year.7. In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.8. With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.9. According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.10. Past the hour of: five minutes after three.11. Irish Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed: "Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago" (James Joyce).adv.1. Behind; in the rear.2. At a later or subsequent time; afterward: three hours after; departed shortly after.adj.1. Subsequent in time or place; later; following: in after years.2. Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft.conj. Following or subsequent to the time that: I saw them after I arrived.n.1. Afternoon.2. afters Chiefly British Dessert.Idiom: after all1. In spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless: We chose to take the train after all.2. Everything else having been considered; ultimately: A car is after all a means of transportation.

[Middle English, from Old English æfter; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈɑːftə) prep1. following in time; in succession to: after dinner; time after time. 2. following; behind: they entered one after another. 3. in pursuit or search of: chasing after a thief; he's only after money. 4. concerning: to inquire after his health. 5. considering: after what you have done, you shouldn't complain. 6. next in excellence or importance to: he ranked Jonson after Shakespeare. 7. in imitation of; in the manner of: a statue after classical models. 8. in accordance with or in conformity to: a man after her own heart. 9. with a name derived from: Mary was named after her grandmother. 10. US past (the hour of): twenty after three. 11. after all a. in spite of everything: it's only a game, after all. b. in spite of expectations, efforts, etc: he won the race after all!. 12. after you please go, enter, etc, before meadv13. at a later time; afterwards14. coming afterwards; in pursuit15. (Nautical Terms) nautical further aft; sternwardsconj (subordinating) at a time later than that at which: he came after I had left. adj (Nautical Terms) nautical further aft: the after cabin. [Old English æfter; related to Old Norse aptr back, eptir after, Old High German aftar]

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(ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-)

prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: We marched one after the other. 2. following the completion of; in succession to: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late. 3. in consequence of: After what has happened, I can never return. 4. below in rank or estimation: placed after Shakespeare among English poets. 5. in imitation of: fashioned after Raphael. 6. in pursuit or search of: I'm after a better job. 7. concerning; about: to inquire after a person. 8. in agreement or conformity with: a man after my own heart. 9. in spite of: After all her troubles, she's still optimistic. adv. 10. behind; in the rear: Jill came tumbling after. 11. later in time; afterward: happily ever after. adj. 12. later; subsequent: In after years we never heard from him. 13. a. farther aft. b. located closest to the stern or tail; aftermost. conj. 14. subsequent to the time that: after the boys left. n. 15. afters, Brit. Informal. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) dessert. Idioms: after all, despite what has occurred; nevertheless. [before 900; Old English æfter, c. Old Frisian efter, Old Saxon, Old High German after]

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afterwards">afterwards later">later1. 'after'

After is usually a preposition. If something happens after a particular time or event, it happens during the period that follows that time or event.

Vineeta came in just after midnight.We'll hear about everything after dinner.

You can say that someone does something after doing something else.

After leaving school he worked as an accountant.After completing and signing the form, please return it to me.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone is 'after' a particular age. You say that they are over that age.

She was well over fifty.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'after' to say that something is at the back of something else. The word you use is behind.

I've parked behind the school.2. 'afterwards'

Afterwards is an adverb. If something happens afterwards, it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. You often use afterwards in expressions like not long afterwards, soon afterwards, and shortly afterwards.

She died soon afterwards.Shortly afterwards her marriage broke up.3. 'afterward'

Afterward is also sometimes used, especially in American English.

I left soon afterward.Not long afterward, he made a trip from L.A. to San Jose.4. 'later'

Later is an adverb. You use later to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking.

I'll go and see her later.

A little, much, and not much can be used with later.

A little later, the lights went out.I learned all this much later.

You can use after, afterwards, or later following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens.

I met him five years after his wife's death.She wrote about it six years afterwards.Ten minutes later he left the house.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	after - located farther aft aft - (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
Adv.	1.	after - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "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"afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently
	2.	after - behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"

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preposition1. at the end of, following, subsequent to After breakfast she phoned for a taxi.
at the end of before, earlier, sooner, previously, in advance, prior to2. following, chasing, pursuing, on the hunt for, on the tail of (informal), on the track of People were after him for large amounts of money.3. looking for, searching for, in search of, trying to find, hunting for, seeking out, fossicking for (Austral. & N.Z.) I did eventually find what I was after.4. because of, in the wake of, in the aftermath of, on account of, as a result of, as a consequence of I always have to clean up after her.5. apart from, barring, excepting, next to, other than, excluding, besides, in addition to After Germany, the US is their biggest customer.6. with the same name as, in the name of, in honour of, the same as, as a tribute to, for (U.S.) He persuaded her to name the baby after him.7. about, concerning, re, regarding, respecting, referring to, relating to, with respect to, as regards He asked after my wife and daughter.8. despite, in spite of, regardless of, notwithstanding, in defiance of, undeterred by After all that, we still will not be able to compete.adverb following1. later, next, succeeding, afterwards, subsequently, thereafter tomorrow, or the day after2. subsequently, next, behind, afterwards, in the wake (of) In the vehicle behind, the chauffeur followed after.Related words
prefix post-

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adverbAt a subsequent time:afterward, afterwards, later, latterly, next, subsequently, ulteriorly.Idioms: after a while, by and by, later on.adjective1. Following something else in time:later, posterior, subsequent, ulterior.2. Nautical. Located in the rear:back, hind, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear.

Translations

在...之后在...以后在...后面在…之后由于

after

(ˈaːftə) preposition1. later in time or place than. After the car came a bus.在...之后2. following (often indicating repetition). one thing after another; night after night.表示反复不断或一个接着一个3. behind. Shut the door after you!在...后面4. in search or pursuit of. He ran after the bus.追赶5. considering. After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work. 由于，鉴于 6. (American. in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.在...之后 adverb later in time or place. They arrived soon after.后来 conjunction later than the time when. After she died we moved house twice.在...以后ˈaftermath (-mӕθ) noun the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event. The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.后果ˈafterthought noun a later thought. 事后的想法ˈafterwards adverb later or after something else has happened or happens. He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film.后来after all1. (used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration. I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.毕竟2. in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc. It turns out he went by plane after all.终究be after to be looking for something. What are you after?; The police are after him.寻找

after

→ 在...之后zhCN, 在…之后zhCN, 越过zhCN, 过后zhCN

I need someone to watch the children tonight (US)
I need someone to look after the children tonight (UK) → 我今晚需要有人照看孩子
The day after tomorrow → 后天
The week after next → 下下个星期
After summer → 夏天之后
It's ten after two (US)
It's ten past two (UK) → 两点十分了
After eight o'clock → 八点之后
After dinner → 餐后

after

after (someone or something)

1. To follow someone or something in a sequential manner. B comes after A in the alphabet. Karen was in line first, so you can go on the ride after her.2. To pursue someone or something. Todd seemed pretty upset when he ran out, so I'll go after him and see how he's doing. Sarah's always been one to go after her dreams, so I'm not surprised she's such a successful businesswoman now.See also: after

*after someone or something

1. Lit. following someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; Come ~.) Tom comes after Mary in the line. 2. Fig. in pursuit of someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; chase ~; run ~.) The dog is after a rabbit.

after

/in a fashion In some way or other, especially to a limited extent: She sings after a fashion.

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a man after (one's) own heart
a man, woman, etc. after your own heart
a person after (one's) own
a woman after (one's) own heart
after
after (a) while, crocodile
after (one's) blood
after (one's) own heart
after (someone or something)
after a fashion
after a sort
After a storm comes a calm
after a while
after all
after all is said and done
after hours
after meat, mustard
after one's own heart
after Saturday comes Sunday
after the dust has settled
after the dust settles
after the fact
after the fashion of
after the fashion of (someone or something)
after the fashion of somebody/something
after the Lord Mayor's show
after the party is over
after the style of
After while
After while, crocodile
After you
after you, my dear Alphonse
after your blood
after your own heart
after/when the dust settles
all cats are gray after dark/at night
ask after
be after
be after (doing something)
be after (one's) blood
be after doing something
be after/out for somebody's blood
be named after (someone or something)
be out for/after (one's) scalp
be wise after the event
chase after
chase around after
chase around after (someone or something)
clean up after (someone or something)
close the barn door after the horse has bolted
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
come after
come after (someone or something)
day after day
devil looks after his own
fashion (something) after (something else)
flock after
flock after (someone or something)
follow on after (someone or something)
get after
get after (someone or something)
go after
go after (someone or something)
grope after
grope after (someone or something)
hanker after
hanker after (something)
happily ever after
have letters after (one's) name
head out
head out after
head out after (someone or something)
hunger after
hunger after (something)
hunt after
hunt after (someone or something)
if you run after two hares, you will catch neither
in a fashion
in a while
inquire after
inquire after (someone)
It is easy to be wise after the event
it's easy to be wise after the event
it's one thing after another
keep after
keep after (someone or something)
letters after (one's) name
life after (something)
life after death
linger on after (someone)
live happily ever after
lock the barn door after the horse has bolted
lock the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted/is stolen, to
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
look after
look after (someone or something)
look after number one
look after numero uno
lust after
lust after (someone or something)
make (out) after (someone or something)
make after
man after my own heart
model (something) after (something else)
month after month
morning after
morning after, the
much sought after
name (someone or something) after (someone or something)
name after
name for else Go to name after
night after night
one (thing) after the other
one after another
one after another/the other
one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after
one thing after another
one thing or person after another
pattern (something) after (something else)
pattern after
pick up after
pick up after (someone or oneself)
pine after
pine after (someone or something)
run after
run after (one)
run around after
run around after (someone or something)
search after
search after (someone or something)
see after
see after (someone or something)
seek after
send after
send after (someone or something)
send the helve after the hatchet
Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
shut/lock/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
sought after
stay after
stay after (someone or something)
strain after
strain after (something)
strive after
strive after (something)
sweep up after
sweep up after (someone or something)
tail after
take after
take after (one)
take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
take off
take off after (someone or something)
the calm after a storm
the devil looks after his own
the morning after
the morning after (the night before)
the morning after the night before
they're only after one thing
thirst after (something)
throw good money after bad
throw good money after bad, to
time after time
trail after
trot after
week after week
when all's said and done
when the dust has settled
when the dust settles
year after year

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prep at the end of

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prep following

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prep looking for

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prep because of

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prep apart from

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prep with the same name as

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prep about

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prep despite

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adv following

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adv later

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adv subsequently

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adv at a subsequent time

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adj following something else in time

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adj located in the rear

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adj located farther aft

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adv happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

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