during the period of time following (an event): [as conjunction]:bath-time ended in a flood after the taps were left running [as adverb]:Duke Frederick died soon after
წინდებული
Universal
1in the time following (an event or another period of time):shortly after their marriage they moved to Coloradoafter a while he returnedhe’d gone out with his secretary for an after-work drink
in phrases indicating something happening continuously or repeatedly:day after day we kept studying
North American past (used in specifying a time):I strolled in about ten minutes after two
during the time following the departure or action of:she cooks for him and cleans up after him
2behind:she went out, shutting the door after her
(with reference to looking or speaking) in the direction of someone who is moving further away:she stared after him
3in pursuit or quest of:chasing after something you can’t have
4next to and following in order or importance:in their order of priorities health comes after housing
5in allusion to (someone or something with the same or a related name):they named her Pauline, after Barbara’s mother
in imitation of:a drawing after Millet’s The Reapers
ზედსართავი
Universal
1 archaic later:he was sorry in after years
2nearer the stern of a ship:the after cabin
after all
in spite of any indications or expectations to the contrary:I rang and told her I couldn’t come after all
after hours
after normal working or licensed opening hours: [as adverb]:she was going in to work after hours [as adjective]:an after-hours jazz club
after you
a polite formula used to suggest that someone goes in front of or takes a turn before oneself.
be after doing something
Irish be on the point of doing something or have just done it:the pigs were after breaking loose
