after
IPA: ˈæftɝ
adjective
- (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
- (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
adverb
- Behind; later in time; following.
- On the result of. Often used with verbs related to cleaning.
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Examples of "after" in Sentences
- The development follows after the cadenza.
- The next pass after the rebound is the outlet pass.
- The day after the shooting a media frenzy followed.
- After the war, there followed a time of great neediness.
- The progressive era followed after the Great Depression.
- The music after the stop was spliced in at a later stage.
- After him, the next few generations had fallen into penury.
- Birds were the next species after humans to reach sapience.
- After leaving the vegetation, the trail follows the canyon to the left.
- After the imposition of the Oath of Allegiance there followed a persecution.
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