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af·ter
(ăf′tər)after
(ˈɑːftə)af•ter
(ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-)prep.
after
afterwards laterAfter is usually a preposition. If something happens after a particular time or event, it happens during the period that follows that time or event.
You can say that someone does something after doing something else.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone is 'after' a particular age. You say that they are over that age.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'after' to say that something is at the back of something else. The word you use is behind.
Afterwards is an adverb. If something happens afterwards, it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. You often use afterwards in expressions like not long afterwards, soon afterwards, and shortly afterwards.
Afterward is also sometimes used, especially in American English.
Later is an adverb. You use later to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking.
A little, much, and not much can be used with later.
You can use after, afterwards, or later following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens.
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after
at the end of before, earlier, sooner, previously, in advance, prior to
prefix post-
after
adverbafter
[ˈɑːftəʳ]soon after eating it → poco después de comerlo
I'll have a shower after you → me ducharé después que tú
it was twenty after three (US) → eran las tres y veinte
day after day → día tras día
one after the other → uno tras otro
excuse after excuse; one excuse after another → excusas y más excusas
after you! → ¡pase usted!, ¡usted primero!
after you with the salt → pásame la sal cuando acabes
our biggest customer after the US → nuestro mayor cliente después de Estados Unidos
I'm tired of cleaning up after you → estoy cansado de ir detrás de ti limpiándolo todo
he ran after me with my umbrella → corrió tras de mí con mi paraguas
I have been after that for years → eso lo busco desde hace años
she's after a special dress → busca un vestido especial
she's after a husband → va en pos de un marido
they're all after the same thing → todos van a por lo mismo
what is he after? → ¿qué pretende?
I see what you're after → ya caigo, ya comprendo lo que quieres decir; (hostile) → ya te he calado
after the English fashion → a la (manera) inglesa
see also heart A2
after all I've done for you → después de or con todo lo que he hecho por ti
he can't go back after what he's done → después de lo que ha hecho no puede volver
after all → después de todo
for weeks after → durante varias semanas después
long after → mucho tiempo después
soon after → poco después
we ate after they'd gone → comimos después de que ellos se marcharon
I went out after I'd eaten → salí después de comer
we'll eat after you've gone → comeremos cuando te hayas ido
Time
Preposition
Conjunction
after
[ˈɑːftər]She arrived just after breakfast → Elle est arrivée juste après le petit-déjeuner.
after dinner → après le dîner, après dîner
the day after tomorrow → après demain
day after day → jour après jour
year after year → année après année
one after the other, one after another → à la suite
She made several phone calls one after the other.; She made several phone calls one after another → Elle a passé plusieurs coups de téléphone à la suite.
to clear up after sb → débarrasser derrière qn
He ran after me → Il a couru après moi.
after you! → après vous!
to shout after sb → crier à qn
it's ten after eight → il est huit heures dix
soon after → peu après
after
:after
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1after
2after
[ˈɑːftəʳ]day after day → giorno dopo giorno
for kilometre after kilometre → per chilometri e chilometri
you tell me lie after lie → mi stai dicendo una bugia dopo l'altra
time after time → tantissime volte
after dinner → dopo cena
the day after tomorrow → dopodomani
soon after eating it → poco dopo averlo mangiato
after all → dopotutto, malgrado tutto
half after two (Am) → le due e mezzo
one after the other → uno/a dopo l'altro/a
shut the door after you → chiudi la porta dietro di te
after you! → prima lei!, dopo di lei!
after
(ˈaːftə) prepositionafter
→ بَعْد, بَعْدُ, بَعْدَما, وَرَاءَ po, poté, co efter, forbi hinerher, nach, nachdem αφού, μετά, μετά από después de, después de (que), tras jälkeen, ohi, perään après, après que nakon da, dopo, e ・・・した後に, ・・・のあとを, ・・・の後に, ・・・を過ぎて ... 후에, ...을 지나서, ...한 뒤에, 뒤에 achterna, na, nadat, over etter, etter at, forbi po, za, zaraz po (tym jak) atrás de, depois, depois de, depois que, ir atrás de, para além de после, после того как efter, förbi ไล่ตาม, ผ่าน, ภายหลัง, หลังจาก ardından, arkasından, geçiyor, sonra qua, sau, sau khi 在...之后, 在…之后, 越过, 过后after
- I need someone to watch the children tonight (US)
I need someone to look after the children tonight (UK) - The day after tomorrow
- The week after next
- After summer
- It's ten after two (US)
It's ten past two (UK) - After eight o'clock
- After dinner