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

• 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

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

Word Origin

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