af·ter ( f t r)prep. 1. a. Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet. b. Next to or lower than in order or importance. 2. In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money. 3. Concerning: asked after you. 4. Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner. 5. Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences. 6. Following continually: year after year. 7. In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace. 8. With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother. 9. According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart. 10. Past the hour of: five minutes after three. 11. Irish Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed: "Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago" (James Joyce). adv. 1. Behind; in the rear. 2. At a later or subsequent time; afterward: three hours after; departed shortly after. adj. 1. Subsequent in time or place; later; following: in after years. 2. Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft. conj. Following or subsequent to the time that: I saw them after I arrived. n. Idiom: 1. Afternoon. 2. afters Chiefly British Dessert. after all 1. In spite of everything to the contrary; nevertheless: We chose to take the train after all. 2. Everything else having been considered; ultimately: A car is after all a means of transportation. [Middle English, from Old English æfter; see apo- in Indo-European roots.] |
afters [ˈɑːftəz]
n (functioning as singular or plural) Brit
1. (Cookery) Informal dessert; sweet
2. (Team Sports / Soccer) Slang a confrontation or physical violence between football players immediately after they have been involved in a challenge for the ball
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  afters - a dish served as the last course of a mealcourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" ambrosia - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut baked Alaska - cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven blancmange - sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded charlotte - a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard compote, fruit compote - dessert of stewed or baked fruit dumpling - dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry flan - open pastry filled with fruit or custard frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing junket - dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet mousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream peach melba - ice cream and peaches with a liqueur whip - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit pudding - any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed tiramisu - an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate sabayon, zabaglione - light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled |
Translations
afters [ˈɑːftərz] n (British) (= dessert) → dessert m
after-sales service [ˈɑːftərseɪlz] n → service m après-vente
after-school [ˈæftərskuːl]
after-sales service [ˈɑːftərseɪlz] n → service m après-vente
after-school [ˈæftərskuːl]
adj [activities] → extrascolaire
n → accueil m périscolaire
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