after
- Adverb. Behind; later in time; following.
- Preposition. subsequently to; following in time; later than.
- Preposition. behind.
- Preposition. in pursuit of, seeking.
- Preposition. in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
- Preposition. next in importance or rank.
- Preposition. as a result of.
- Preposition. in spite of.
- Preposition. (Irish, usually) (non-gloss definition, Used to indicate recent completion of an activity) .
- Conjunction. (non-gloss definition, Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause) .
- Adjective. (obsolete) Second (of two); next; following.
- Adjective. (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
- Adjective. (dated) Later; subsequent.
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