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. 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.

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

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

Coupé comme

af‧ter

Prononcé comme (IPA)

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Étymologie (Anglais)

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...”).

Phrases

And after the bath a shave would not be bad .

Et après le bain, un rasage ne serait pas mauvais.

They studied with a private tutor after leaving the school .

Ils ont étudié avec un tuteur privé après avoir quitté l'école.

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.

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

Il a nommé la station "Enola", après sa fille.

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.