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after
- (adjective): Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
- (adjective): (where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
- (adverb): Behind; later in time; following.
- (preposition): Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
- (preposition): Behind.
- (preposition): In pursuit of, seeking.
- (preposition): In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
- (preposition): Next in importance or rank.
- (preposition): As a result of.
- (preposition): In spite of.
- (preposition): (usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
- (preposition): According to an author or text.
- (preposition): Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
- (preposition): According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
- (conjunction): Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
- The after gun is abaft the forward gun.
- I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
- The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.
- He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
- He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.
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