after

Betekenis (English)

Adv

Behind; later in time; following.

Prep

1. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
2. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
3. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
4. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
5. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
6. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
7. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
8. Behind.
9. In pursuit of, seeking.
10. In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
11. Below, often next below, in importance or rank.
12. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
13. (obsolete) According to (an author or text).
14. (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

Conj

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

Adj

1. Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
2. At or towards the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft.

Noun

Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment.

Synonyms

behind

later

afterwards

following

when

next

then

since

back

🔙

past

later on

over

as soon as

afterward

subsequently

because

in

according to

thereafter

while

on

🔛

from

at

upon

outside

away from

off

abaft

for

posterior

accordingly

above

last

after it

rear

a

a

next time

of

on the occasion of

out of

pass through

per

post-

process

program

regarding

result

retro

subsequent

thence

through

till

to

toward

towards

traverse

where

with

in future

pursuant to

subsequent to

from now

later than

retro-

after you

along after

what is beyond

from the time

for as much as

aboard

about

after a while

along

an

astern

at the end of

backward

backwards

before

besides

beyond

by

by and by

completed

concerning

depending on

Easter

ever since

ex

except

finish

finished

future

hind

hinder

immediately

in conformity with

inferior

in pursuit of

inside

into

last time

less

near

Gekoppel as

af‧ter

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: after

Inherited from Old English: æfter

Cognate with Skots: efter

Cognate with Noord-Fries: efter

Cognate with Fries: after

Cognate with Nederduits: -

Cognate with Nederlands: achter

Cognate with Duits: after-

Cognate with Sweeds: -

Cognate with Deens: efter

Cognate with Noors: etter

Cognate with Yslands: eftir

In summary

From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”).
Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German/Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Swedish/Danish efter (“after”), Norwegian etter (“after”), Icelandic eftir (“after”), aftur (“back, again”).
The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”, literally “I am after...”).

Sinne

And after the bath a shave would not be bad .

They studied with a private tutor after leaving the school .

Two of his commanders were executed after the siege for their part in it .

The township was established soon after .

He named the station " Enola ", after his daughter .

After nearly three years since the beginning of the rebellion , Miki castle finally surrendered .

Detailed reactions were taken after six months and since then regular monitoring was conducted .

The gold mining town Thornborough was named after him .