Webster's English Dictionary

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after

1. af.ter \'af-t*r\ av [ME. fr. OE fter; akin to OHG aftar after] : 
   following in time or place : AFTERWARD Behind 
2. after pp 1a: behind in place  1b1: subsequent to in time or order  1b2: 
   subsequent to and in view of {~ all our advice}  2: - used as a function 
   word to indicate the object of a stated or impli ed action {go ~ gold} 3: 
   so as to resemble : as  3a: in accordance with  3b: with the same or a 
   derived name  3c: in the characteristic manner of  3d: in imitation of 
3. after cj : subsequently to the time when 
4. after aj 1: later in time : SUBSEQUENT  2: located toward the stern of a 
   ship or tail of an aircraft : HINDER