| After 1. (a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life. 2. (a.) Hinder; nearer the rear. 3. (v.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. 4. (prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. 5. (prep.) Below in rank; next to in order. 6. (prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause. 7. (prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful. 8. (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course. 9. (prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. 10. (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness. 11. (prep.) 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. 12. (prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind. 13. (prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. 14. (adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after. Thesaurus Entries abaft, accommodated to, according to, adapted to, adjusted to, aft, after a time, after all, after that, aftermost, afterward, afterwards, agreeable to, agreeably to, answerable to, astern, attendant, back, backward, baft, because of, behind, below, beyond, by, by and by, by reason of, by virtue of, cadet, conformable to, congruent with, consecutive, considering, consistent with, due to, ensuing, ex post facto, following, for, from, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, in accordance with, in agreement with, in back of, in compliance with, in conformity with, in consideration of, in correspondence to, in harmony with, in keeping with, in line with, in lock-step with, in obedience to, in search of, in step with, in the aftermath, in the rear, in the sequel, in uniformity with, in view of, in virtue of, infra, junior, later, later than, latterly, lineal, next, on account of, out for, owing to, past, per, posterior, postern, proper to, puisne, rear, rearmost, rearward, retral, retrograde, sequent, since, subsequent, subsequent to, subsequently, succeeding, successive, suitable for, tail, thanks to, then, thereafter, thereon, thereupon, therewith, uniform with, without, younger |