after

Significat (anglès)

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.

Amb guionet com

af‧ter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (anglès)

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...”).

Sents

And after the bath a shave would not be bad .

I think we can do better after the boat sails .

The asteroid is named after the Japanese capital Tokyo .

They usually will die after mating and laying eggs .

After writing a bug report , one should regularly check if someone responded .

Taking part in road traffic is potentially dangerous after donating blood .

After its demise , the city would never attain its old glory again .

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