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After (ȧftˈtẽr), a. [AS. æfter after, behind; akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr. ἀπωτέρω further off. The ending -ter is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally -ther (as in other), and after is a compar. of of, off. √194. See Of; cf. Aft.]
1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, “an after period of life”. Marshall.
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☞ In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, after-ages, after-act, after-days, after-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning.
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2. Hinder; nearer the rear. (Naut.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. It is often combined with its noun; as, “after-bowlines, after-braces, after-sails, after-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts”.
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After body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.
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After, prep.
1. Behind in place; as, “men in line one after another”. “Shut doors after you.” Shak.
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2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak.
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Codrus after Phœbus sings the best. Dryden.
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3. Later in time; subsequent; as, “after supper, after three days”. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
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After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Matt. xxvi. 32.
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4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, “after what you have said, I shall be careful”.
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5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, “after all our advice, you took that course”.
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6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
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Ye shall not go after other gods. Deut. vi. 14.
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After whom is the king of Israel come out? 1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
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7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, “to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.”
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8. In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, “to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father.”
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To name or call after, to name like and reference to.
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Our eldest son was named George after his uncle. Goldsmith.
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9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, “he acted after his kind”.
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He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. Isa. xi. 3.
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They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. Rom. viii. 5.
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10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]
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He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. Bacon.
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After all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. -- After (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. -- One after another, successively. -- To be after, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, “he is after money”.
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After, adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, “he follows after”.
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It was about the space of three hours after. Acts. v. 7.
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☞ After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after- described, after-dinner, after-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun. See Note under After, a., 1.
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