after+adj

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• after — prep, adj, adv After, behind are synonymous adverbs, prepositions, and adjectives when they mean following upon, especially in place or in time. They are rarely interchangeable, however, without a loss of precision. With reference to place after… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• after — [adj] following in position or time afterwards, back, back of, behind, below, ensuing, hind, hindmost, in the rear, later, next, posterior, postliminary, rear, subsequential, subsequently, succeeding, thereafter; concepts 586,820 Ant. before …   New thesaurus

• after — prep., conj., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after day). b US in specifying time (a quarter after eight). 2 (with causal force) in view of (something that happened shortly before)… …   Useful english dictionary

• after — /af teuhr, ahf /, prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: Tell me after supper. Day after day he came to work late. 3. subsequent to and… …   Universalium

• after — {{＃}}{{LM A45985}}{{〓}} {{［}}after{{］}} {{《}}▍ adj./s.m.{{》}} {{※}}col.{{¤}} → {{↑}}afterhours{{↓}} …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

• after-shave — [ aftɶrʃɛv ] n. m. inv. • 1959; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Produit que les hommes appliquent sur leur visage après s être rasés. ⇒ après rasage. Flacon d after shave. Des after shave. Adj. inv. Lotion after shave. ● after shave nom masculin invariable… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• after-tax — [af′tərtaks΄] adj. occurring or remaining after the calculation or payment of taxes [after tax earnings] * * * af·ter tax also af·ter·tax (ăfʹtər tăks) adj. Relating to or being that which remains after payment, especially of income taxes: after… …   Universalium

• after-hours — ADJ: ADJ n You use after hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them. An attempt by a high court judge to get an after hours drink led to his arrest... In after hours trading, shares surged by another… …   English dictionary

• after-school — ADJ: ADJ n After school activities are those that are organized for children in the afternoon or evening after they have finished school. ...an after school childcare scheme …   English dictionary

• after — [af′tər, äf′tər] adv. [ME < OE æfter (akin to OHG aftar & MHG after) < of, off + ter, old compar. suffix] 1. behind in place 2. behind in time; later; next prep. 1. behind in place; in back of 2. a) behind in time; later than …   English World dictionary

• after hours — {adv. or adj. phr.} Not during the regular, correct, or usual time; going on or open after the usual hours. * /The store was cleaned and swept out after hours./ * /The children had a secret after hours party when they were supposed to be in bed./ …   Dictionary of American idioms