after

Signification (Anglais)

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. (often) Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
6. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
7. (Ireland, Newfoundland) 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. (dated) 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.

Concepts

après

derrière

après que

ensuite

puis

d’après

dehors

en

malgré

lorsque

ultérieurement

malgré le fait que

subséquemment

sur

🔛

aprés

au bout de

malgré que

par la suite

postérieur à

ultérieur

après de

à cause de

d'après

dans

de

du fait de

ex-

fini

no equivalent

par

passé

postérieurement

prochain

prochainement

🔜

Synonymes

behind

later

afterwards

following

when

next

then

since

back

🔙

past

later on

over

as soon as

afterward

subsequently

from

thereafter

in

while

on

🔛

according to

because

upon

outside

at

rear

accordingly

above

abaft

a

🅰️

after it

posterior

for

away from

last

off

depending on

concerning

completed

by and by

an

by

beyond

into

inside

in pursuit of

besides

along

inferior

in conformity with

Traductions

dopo

nach

después

na

danach

después de

dietro

post

hinter

achter

depois de

atrás de

depois

tras

sonra

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: after

Hérité de ancien anglais: æfter

Appartenant à écossais: efter

Appartenant à frison septentrional: efter

Appartenant à frison occidental: after

Appartenant à bas-allemand: -

Appartenant à néerlandais: achter

Appartenant à allemand: after-

Appartenant à suédois: -

Appartenant à danois: efter

Appartenant à norvégien: etter

Appartenant à islandais: 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 Nynorsk/Norwegian Bokmål 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...”).

Phrases

After the war , he worked in Kansas and Texas .

Après la guerre, il a travaillé au Kansas et au Texas.

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

Deux de ses commandants ont été exécutés après le siège pour leur part.

The township was established soon after .

Le canton a été créé peu de temps après.

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

Après près de trois ans depuis le début de la rébellion, le château de Miki s'est finalement rendu.

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

Des réactions détaillées ont été prises après six mois et depuis lors, une surveillance régulière a été menée.

The gold mining town Thornborough was named after him .

La ville minière d'or Thornborough a été nommée d'après lui.