after
adverb /ˈɑːf.tər/
/ˈæf.tɚ/ Definition
A2 later than someone or something else: Hilary got here at midday and Nicholas arrived soon after. I can't go next week - how about the week after (= the following week)?not standard She got back at 4.30 and went to see Emilie after (= after she got back).Before, after and alreadyAfter and behind
(Definition of after adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afore adverb, preposition, conjunction
- after- prefix
- afterwards adverb
- already adverb
- ante- prefix
- following adjective 1
- following noun (NEXT)
- following preposition
- formerly adverb
- front noun (PLACE)
- heretofore adverb
- immediate adjective
- in advance idiom
- in advance of sth/sb idiom
- later adverb
- shortly adverb
- subsequent adjective
- successor noun
- thereafter adverb
- this determiner
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