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Definition after
Etymology
From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epotero- (“further behind, further away”), from *h?epo (“off, away”).
Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German/Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Swedish/Danish efter (“after”), Norwegian etter (“after”), Icelandic eftir (“after”), aftur (“back, again”).
The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”).
Adverb
after (not comparable)
Preposition
after
- Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
- Behind.
- In pursuit of, seeking.
- In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
- Next in importance or rank.
- As a result of.
- In spite of.
- (Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
- (dated) According to an author or text.
- Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
- (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
Conjunction
after
- Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
Adjective
after
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