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| 1. | [ pronoun ] preposition, on the other side, temporally or spacially | |
| Synonyms: | abaft behind | |
| Examples: | "He went behind the store." "After dawn the birds start to sing." "She went out after me." |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | |
| Synonyms: | later afterward later_on afterwards subsequently | |
| Examples: | "he apologized subsequently" "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later" "it didn't happen until afterward" "two hours after that" |
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| Related terms: | future subsequent future subsequent | |
| 3. | [ conjunction ] conjunction, later than the latter | |
| 4. | [ adverb ] behind or in the rear | |
| Examples: | "and Jill came tumbling after" |
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| 5. | [ adjective ] located farther aft | |
| Related terms: | aft | |
| Similar spelling: |
afters |
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