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English

rank|over|know|much|95|after|first|down|good

Etymology
OE. term|æfter, from PG. *term||aftar-|more behind, from PIE. *term||aptar-|more behind, comparative form of *term||apo-|off, behind. The PIE comparative is also the source of Ancient Greek term|����έ��||trap�tér�|scpolytonic.

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/���ft�/, SAMPA|/"A:ft@/
(General American|US) IPA|/�æft�/, SAMPA|/"{ft@`/
audio|en-us-after.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: af·ter

Adverb
en-adv

1. Behind; later in time; following.

#: They lived happily ever after.
#: I left the room, and the dog bounded after.

Translations
trans-top|behind; later in time; following
Frisian: hjirnei
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Korean: ��� (daEum-e), ��� (ap-euro) (for hereafter, later than now)
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Preposition
en-prep

1. Subsequent; following in time; later than.

#: We had a few beers after the game.
#: The time is quarter after eight.
#: The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War

1. behind

#: he will leave a trail of destruction after him

1. in pursuit of, seeking

#: he's after a job
#: run after him
#: inquire after her health

1. in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing

#: we named him after his grandfather
#: a painting after Leonardo da Vinci

1. next in importance or rank

#: The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
#: Wiktionary is the most important website after Wikipedia.

1. in spite of

#: After all that has happened, he is still my friend.

1. as a result of

#: After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.

Slovene: t+|sl|po
Spanish: t-|es|después
Swedish: t+|sv|efter
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Slovene: t+|sl|za
Spanish: t+|es|detrás de, t+|es|tras
Swedish: t+|sv|efter
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Slovene: t+|sl|za
Spanish: t+|es|tras
Swedish: t+|sv|efter
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trans-top|in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
Czech: t+|cs|po
Danish: t+|da|efter
Dutch: t+|nl|naar
French: t+|fr|d'après
Frisian: neffens
Finnish: mukaan, mukaillen
German: t+|de|nach
Norwegian: t-|no|etter
trans-mid
Old Norse: at
Old Prussian: pa
Portuguese: t+|pt|depois de
Russian: в �е��� (v �est'), по мо�ивам (po motívam)
Slovene: t+|sl|po
Spanish: t+|es|por
Swedish: t+|sv|efter
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Slovene: t+|sl|za
Swedish: t+|sv|efter
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Spanish: t+|es|a pesar de
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Spanish: t+|es|después de
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Breton: goude, war-lerc'h
ttbc|Bulgarian: �лед
ttbc|Catalan: després, en acabat
ttbc|Esperanto: post
ttbc|Gothic:aftra
ttbc|Old High German:aftar
ttbc|Ido: dop (position), pos (time)
ttbc|Indonesian: setelah, sesudah
ttbc|Japanese: � (��, ato; �, go; ��, nochi)
ttbc|Kurdish: pi�tî, pa�î, dûre, pi�tre
ttbc|Manchu: (manggi)
ttbc|Norwegian: etter (1, 2)
ttbc|Old Saxon:aftar
ttbc|Slovak: po (1,2), potom (3)
ttbc|Telugu: తర�వాత, పిమ�మ�

Derived terms
A few examples
after one's own heart
after you
after-effect
after-five
aftermarket
aftertaste
afterwards

Adjective
after

1. (nautical; where the frame of reference is within the ship.) At or towards the stern of a ship

#* Note: The adverb is aft, thus; "The after gun is mounted aft"
#* The related preposition in this nautical usage is abaft.
#: "The after gun is abaft the forward gun".

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English prepositions
Category:Time

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