"after" meaning in English

See after in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈɑːftə/ [UK], /ˈæf.tɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-after.ogg [US] Forms: after
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. behind something in place or position. Synonyms: with, when, like
    Sense id: simple-after-en-prep-NkGId-0k
  2. Later in time.
    Sense id: simple-after-en-prep-jkuhcJne
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "after",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "before"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"B\" comes after \"A\" in the alphabet."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "behind something in place or position."
      ],
      "id": "simple-after-en-prep-NkGId-0k",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "with"
        },
        {
          "word": "when"
        },
        {
          "word": "like"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He came home after Jane did."
        },
        {
          "text": "The year after she had finished college she spent abroad."
        },
        {
          "text": "The doctor came after the patient had died."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Later in time."
      ],
      "id": "simple-after-en-prep-jkuhcJne"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːftə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"A:ft@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæf.tɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"{ft@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-after.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "after"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "after",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "before"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"B\" comes after \"A\" in the alphabet."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "behind something in place or position."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "with"
        },
        {
          "word": "when"
        },
        {
          "word": "like"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He came home after Jane did."
        },
        {
          "text": "The year after she had finished college she spent abroad."
        },
        {
          "text": "The doctor came after the patient had died."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Later in time."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑːftə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"A:ft@/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæf.tɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"{ft@`/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-after.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "after"
}

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