after

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Synonyms: alter, aster, atter, rafter, wafter, acter, efter, afer, dafter, ofter, aftr

Antonyms: alter, aster, atter, rafter, wafter, acter, efter, afer, dafter, ofter, aftr

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Adverb

1. {{senseid|en|behind}} [[behind|Behind]]; [[later]] in time; [[following]].

Preposition

1. [[subsequent|Subsequently]] to; [[following]] in [[time]]; [[later]] than.
2. [[behind|Behind]].
3. In [[pursuit]] of, [[seeking]]; {{n-g|denoting the [[aim]] or [[object]]}}.
4. [[concerning|Concerning]]; in [[relation]] to.
5. In [[allusion]] to, in [[imitation]] of; [[following]] or [[referencing]].
6. Below, often next below, in [[importance]] or [[rank]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[according to|According to]] (an author or text).
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

Conjunction

1. {{non-gloss|Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause}}.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|dated}} [[later|Later]]; [[second]] (of two); [[next]], [[following]], [[subsequent]]
2. {{senseid|en|nautical}}{{lb|en|nautical|or|aeronautical|where the frame of reference is within the craft}} At or towards the [[stern]] of a ship or the rear of an aircraft.

Noun

1. Of [[before-and-after]] [[image]]s: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment.

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