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(after prep)

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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 — (prep.) O.E. æfter after, next, throughout, following in time, later, from O.E. of off (see OF (Cf. of)) + ter, a comparative suffix; thus the original meaning was more away, farther off. Cf. O.N. eptir after, O.H.G. aftar, Goth. aftra behind.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • after — 1 preposition 1 when a particular time or event has happened or is finished: After the war many soldiers stayed in France. | I go swimming every day after work. | It s on after the 9 o clock news. | Do you believe in life after death? | 2 days/3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

  • prep school — prep schools 1) N VAR: oft prep N In Britain, a prep school is a private school where children are educated until the age of 11 or 13. 2) N VAR In the United States, a prep school is a private school for students who intend to go to college after …   English dictionary

  • After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • After all — After Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — prep. == in expectation of, ‘after betere wynde hii moste þere at stonde.’ RG. 367 == of time, ‘after Mydsomer.’ RG. 407 == like. Alys. 5418 == in; ‘after eche strete.’ M. Ode, st. 117 == ‘behind,’ of place. RG. 398 …   Oldest English Words

  • after — prep 1. later, following, subsequent to, at the close of, in succession to, because of, in consequence of. 2. behind, following, in the rear of, U.S. in back of, Inf. back of, in the wake of. 3.(in order or rank) below, nearest to, next to. 4. in …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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