after

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

na

achter

aan

over

nadat

naar

na verloop van

daarna

volgend

later

toen

ondanks

door

vanwege

volgens

vervolgens

achter aan

erna

achteraf

achterna

op

aangaande

betreffende

bij

binnen

met

in

jegens

om

per

te

tegen

tot

van

voor

achtereenvolgens

achteraan

achteruit

Met koppelteken als

af‧ter

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

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...”).

Zinnen

And after the bath a shave would not be bad .

En na het bad zou een scheerbeurt niet slecht zijn.

I think we can do better after the boat sails .

Ik denk dat we het beter kunnen doen nadat de boot zeilt.

The asteroid is named after the Japanese capital Tokyo .

De asteroïde is vernoemd naar de Japanse hoofdstad Tokyo.

They usually will die after mating and laying eggs .

Ze zullen meestal sterven na het paren en het leggen van eieren.

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

Na het schrijven van een bugrapport moet men regelmatig controleren of iemand heeft gereageerd.

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

Deelnemen aan wegverkeer is potentieel gevaarlijk na het doneren van bloed.

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

Na zijn ondergang zou de stad zijn oude glorie nooit meer bereiken.

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

Na bijna drie jaar sinds het begin van de opstand, gaf Miki Castle zich eindelijk over.