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Day Time Somebody/Something I Preposition ˈɑːftə(R ˈæftər Leave

Word3 after
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic /ˈɑːftə(r)/ /ˈæftər/
Example
  • we'll leave after lunch.
  • they arrived shortly after 5.
  • not long after that he resigned.
  • let’s meet the day after tomorrow/the week after next.
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after

(preposition)/ˈɑːftə(r)/ /ˈæftər/
  1. later than something; following something in time
    • We'll leave after lunch.
    • They arrived shortly after 5.
    • Not long after that he resigned.
    • Let’s meet the day after tomorrow/the week after next.
    • After winning the prize she became famous overnight.
    • After an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed).
    • It’s ten after seven in the morning (= 7.10 a.m.).
  2. next to and following somebody/something in order or importance
    • Your name comes after mine in the list.
    • He's the tallest, after Richard.
    • After you (= Please go first).
    • After you with the paper (= Can I have it next?).
  3. behind somebody when they have left; following somebody
    • Shut the door after you.
    • I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy).
    • He ran after her with the book.
    • She was left staring after him.
  4. in contrast to something
    • It was pleasantly cool in the house after the sticky heat outside.
  5. as a result of or because of something that has happened
    • I'll never forgive him after what he said.
  6. despite something; although something has happened
    • I can't believe she'd do that, not after all I've done for her.
  7. used to show that something happens many times or continuously
    • SEE ALSO one after another/the other
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/another#one_idmg_20
    • day after day of hot weather
    • I've told you time after time not to do that.
  8. trying to find or catch somebody/something
    • The police are after him.
    • He's after a job at our place.
  9. about somebody/something
    • She asked after you (= how you were).
  10. in the style of somebody/something; following the example of somebody/something
    • a painting after Goya
    • We named the baby ‘Ena’ after her grandmother.
  11. happening or done later than the time or event mentioned
    • after-hours drinking (= after closing time)
    • an after-school club
    • after-dinner mints
  12. despite what has been said or expected
    • So you made it after all!
  13. used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason
    • He should have paid. He suggested it, after all.
  14. to be going to do something soon; to be intending to do something soon
  15. to have just done something
  16. Word Origin

    • Old English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.
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