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After

Definition: After

After

Adjective

1. Located farther aft.

Adverb

1. Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that".

2. Behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "after" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Afterlife

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

This article is about life after death. For the Japanese movie, see After life.

The afterlife (also known as life after death) is the notion of something, typically spiritual and experiential, that happens to human beings when they die.

There is no widely agreed-upon scientific evidence for life after death, though some would point to studies of near-death experiences as such evidence. In any case, some -- particularly atheists and agnostics of a scientific, rational, or rationalistic mindset -- hold that we entirely cease to exist. For those who do believe in an afterlife, there are various notions about it. Probably the most common notion (common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) is that human souls go on for eternity to a place of happiness or torment, such as heaven, hell, or purgatory or limbo. Others, notably Hindus, believe we reincarnate, whether as humans or as animals. Some Neopagans believe in personal reincarnation, whereas some believe that the energy of one's soul reintegrates with a continuum of such energy which is recycled into other living things as they are born.

The study of views of the afterlife is a part of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic era, and the end of the world.

Many religions hold that after death people get reward or punishment based on their deeds or faith. The Christian Bible, for example, contains the words of Jesus: "The measure you give will be the measure you get." (from the Sermon on the Mount?). For many, believe in an afterlife is a consolation in connection with death of a beloved one or the prospect of one's own death. On the other hand, fear of hell etc. may make death worse.

In view of the eternity of afterlife, some consider regular life as relatively unimportant, except for determining whether or not afterlife follows, and/or what kind. It is just a provisional situation, and the metaphor of a tent as provisional housing facility is used:

Quote from the bible, Corinthians-2, 5:1: For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Others, including some Universalists, believe in universalism which holds that all will be rewarded regardless of what they have done or believed.

The question whether or not there is life after death is closely related to the mind-body problem, and like that problem is one of the classic problems of so-called rational psychology and hence of one (now largely outdated) notion of the scope of metaphysics.

The belief in the existence of ghosts and other undead is a reflection of the belief in an afterlife.

See also Eschatology, predestination, Immortality, Salvation, Soul, Out-of-body experience, Reincarnation.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: After

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
aftEnglishAfterLanguage

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: After

Synonyms: after(a) (adj), afterward (adv), afterwards (adv), later (adv), later on (adv), subsequently (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: After

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Posteriority

Verb: follow; after, come after, go after; succeed, supervene; ensue, occur; step into the shoes of.

Adverb: subsequently, after, afterwards, since, later; at a subsequent, at a later period, at a later date; next, in the sequel, close upon, thereafter, thereupon, upon which, eftsoons; from that time, from that moment; after a while, after a time; in process of time.

Adjective: subsequent, posterior, following, after, later, succeeding, postliminious, postnate; postdiluvial,

Pursuit

Adverb: in pursuance of; (intention); after.

Rear

Adjective: back, rear; hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost; postern, posterior; dorsal, after; caudal, lumbar; mizzen, tergal.

Sequence

Adverb: behind; in the rear; in the train of, in the wake of; after; (order), (time).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: After

English words defined with "after": Accessary after the fact, after a fashion, after all, After damp, After hours, After one, After one's own heart, After the fleshcall after, chase after, come aftergo afterlech after, lust afterpoint aftertake after, To be after, To come after, To feel after, To listen after, To look after, To reach after, To run after, To start after, To take after. (references)
Specialty definitions using "after": After "Than" and "As", After "To be", after burning, after image, After Meat, Mustard, After Sight, after tax, After that, After the Imperative, After us, the Deluge, After Verbs and PrepositionsHousing Unit After Followup MatchingPerson After Followup CodingRice thrown after a Bridesignal to erased signal ratio after bulk erasure, Subject after the Verb. (references)
Non-English Usage: "After" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (anally, anus, arse, ass, backside, rump), Vietnamese (long, mad).

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Modern Usage: After

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Why you gotta chase after girls all the time, Gabe (On the Town; writing credit: Adolph Green and Betty Comden)

It looks like you won after all. (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Nobody's gonna want to issue you a policy after this (Driving Miss Daisy; writing credit: Alfred Uhry)

why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why night after night, you sit by your computer (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

He will be in cahoots with the Columbia Record and Tape Company guy who's been after my ass for years (Reality Bites; writing credit: Ben Stiller, written by Helen Childress.)

Lyrics

Time after (Time After Time; performing artist: Cyndi Lauper)

After all is, all is said and done (After All Is Said And Done; performing artist: Nelson)

I go out walkin' after midnight (Walkin' After Midnight; performing artist: Patsy Cline)

After the lightning bolt's been hurled (After The Rain Has Fallen; performing artist: Sting)

When after all it's just a compromise of (Things We Do For Love; performing artist: 10 CC)

Clever

Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Miners Refuse to Work after Death (references; author: unknown)

After all is said and done, more is said than done. (references; author: unknown)

Never give yourself a haircut after three margaritas. (references; author: unknown)

Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

After (2003)

Is There Sex After Marriage? (1974)

The Morning After (1974)

Happy Ever After (1974)

Love After School (1974)

Song Titles

AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE  (performing artist: Wind & Fire  Earth)

Time After Time (performing artist: INOJ)

The Morning After (performing artist: Maureen McGovern)

After The Rain (performing artist: Nelson)

Walkin After Midnight (performing artist: Patsy Cline)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: After

DomainTitle

Books

  • Mars and Venus Starting Over: A Practical Guide for Finding Love Again After a Painful Breakup, Divorce, or the Loss of a Loved One (reference)

  • After Oslo: New Realities, Old Problems (reference)

  • The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After (reference)

  • After the Merger (reference)

  • After the Merger: The Authoritative Guide for Integration Success, Revised Edition (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: After

Photos:
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Photo Album: After

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

A 10 year-old white girl is pictured here with her father in a swimming pool. She was diagnosed at age three with a form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) that did not respond to therapy. She is presently in long-term remission after an experimental bone marrow transplant was performed. She now suffers from chronic GVH (Graft Versus Host Disease) which is rare. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown is page 2 of the newspaper Washington Post on August 6, 1937 just after President Roosevelt signed a bill to authorize the erection of the National Cancer Institute, with Dr. Carl Voegtlin as the Chief. Shown are photos of Drs. Carl Voegtlin, R. H. Fitch, Herbert Kaher and Thomas Parran (Surgeon General). Shown is "'Conquer Cancer' Adopted as Battle Cry of the Public Health Service.". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

After the incubation period of 2-6 days, symptoms of the plague appear including severe malaise, headache, shaking chills, fever, and pain and swelling, or adenopathy, in the affected regional lymph nodes, also known as buboes. Credit: CDC.

Streptococcus pneumoniae in spinal fluid after treatment with penicillin. FA stain (digitally colorized). Pneumococcus, Streptococci. Credit: CDC.

Apollo 10 After Recovery. Credit: NASA.

HL-10 In Flight After Launch. Credit: NASA.

X-2 After Drop from B-50 Mothership. Credit: NASA.

Just weeks after NASA astronauts repaired the Hubble Space Telescope in December 1999, the ... Credit: NASA.

This Hubble telescope picture of Mars was taken Sept. 12, 1997, one day after the arrival of ... Credit: NASA.

Artist's concept of the Pioneer Venus Bus and probes, shortly after probe deployment. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: After
 

"Smile after swim" by Jennifer W
Commentary: "I took this right after he got out of the water - he didn't want his picture taken but I told him to look at the pool and smile."
"After Noon" by Shane Ferguson
Commentary: "It's a building, it has shadows."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "After".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
Jet take off; jet engine; airplane take off; the afterburn of a jet after takeoff.Reverberation after a saw is plucked.
A full minor chord sustained after strummed on a guitar.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: After

AuthorQuotation

After This

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

Bill Copeland

After all is said and done, sit down.

Charles Dickens

Philosophers are only men in armor after all.

Doris Lessing

Literature is analysis after the event.

Hesiod

The fool knows after he's suffered.

James Barron Hope

`Tis after death that we measure men.

John Heywood

Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me.

Samuel Butler

The money men make lives after them.

Sarah Orne Jewett

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

William Shakespeare

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: After

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

A clerk shall not be amerced in respect of his lay holding except after the manner of the others aforesaid; further, he shall not be amerced in accordance with the extent of his ecclesiastical benefice. (reference)

John Locke

1690

After considering it well on all sides, I can find but two. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1992

After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

In one word, it creates a world after its own image. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Such average shall be determined after reference to all available official information and statistics. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

I wished to see this done after the first world war, and I devoutly trust it may be done forthwith. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

In the first cases in this Court construing the Fourteenth Amendment, decided shortly after its adoption, the Court interpreted it as proscribing all state-imposed discriminations against the Negro race. (reference)

Miranda v. Arizona

1966

The prosecution may not use statements, whether exculpatory or inculpatory, stemming from questioning initiated by law enforcement officers after a person has been taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of action in any significant way, unless it demonstrates the use of procedural safeguards effective to secure the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: After

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Her father composed himself to sleep after dinner, as usual, and she had then only to sit and think of what she had lost

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

The Queen spread out her arms again and went flying after it, and this time she succeeded in catching it for herself

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

After several turns, he sat down again

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Now, after he had won the crown of martyrdom (though with no longer a head to wear it on), the point might be looked upon as settled

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

And the spirit, after freeing itself from the folly, plunges into the clouds

Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh

Even junglecats sit doon n huv a wee purr tae themselves now and again, like say, usually after they've likes devoured somebody

Alexander's Feast

John Dryden

Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure,-- Sweet is pleasure after pain

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

I will ask you now, all of you, to repeat after me the act of contrition, kneeling here in this humble chapel in the presence of God.

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

After the battle let George Stanley die.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

After a time the women asked, What did he want

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: After

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

BV can recur after treatment. (references)

Rinse your mouth after flossing. (references)

Eat eggs promptly after cooking. (references)

Business

After 2005 new auto plants may be considered. (references)

Waste oil can be burnt as a fuel after treatment. (references)

They surrendered to fellow soldiers after a 14-hour standoff. (references)

Children

Cote d'Ivoire

Many children leave school after only a few years. (references)

Dominican Republic

The Mejia Government created a new Ministry of Youth soon after the election. (references)

India

Three children died after consuming the food, and nearly 1,000 others became ill. (references)

Civil Liberties

Korea

Many return after securing food. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

Koudouss was released after the warning. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The gendarmes released all six after questioning. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

A prominent example of violence directed at homosexuals occurred in Sao Paulo in February 2000, when Edson Neris da Silva was beaten to death by a skinhead gang after having been seen holding hands with another man. (references)

Economic History

Swaziland

Suffrage: Universal after 18. (references)

Antigua and Barbuda

Barbuda's only town is named after him. (references)

Human Rights

Cote d'Ivoire

She was released after the hearing. (references)

Albania

Bakalli left the country soon after. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Most were released after a short period. (references)

Indigenous People

Bangladesh

After vocal protests, the Government put the proposal on hold. (references)

Mexico

The ICRC announced that it would likely reduce food assistance after assessing results of the fall harvest. (references)

Malaysia

Several NGO's complained that Orang Asli were compensated inadequately after they were displaced by a dam project in the state of Selangor. (references)

Minorities

Poland

No arrests or prosecutions took place after any of these events. (references)

Ethiopia

Police shot into the air after they were called in to restore order. (references)

Bangladesh

The army arrived to investigate approximately 10 hours after the blast. (references)

Political Economy

HUNGARY

Wholesale reforms are unlikely until after the 2002 election. (references)

MALAYSIA

Malaysia did not change the tariff levels after the 1996 review. (references)

CZECH REPUBLIC

By law, strikes may take place only after mediation efforts fail. (references)

Political Rights

Burma

Two days after its withdrawal, the NLD was expelled formally. (references)

Swaziland

On August 10, after 5 years of deliberation, the CRC publicly released its findings. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

HDZ delegates walked out of State and Federation legislative bodies after the new governments were elected. (references)

Trade

Uae

Goods remaining in the UAE after six months period are liable for duty. (references)

Burma

B list items may only be imported after the arrival of the A list items. (references)

Austria

In each case, full implementation follows only after a transition period. (references)

Travel

Liberia

Travel anywhere in Liberia after dark is discouraged. (references)

Ghana

Traditional attire is after work for social functions. (references)

Trinidad

First names are freely used after the initial meeting. (references)

Women

Togo

Both were released after serving 2 months in jail. (references)

Mexico

A total of 64 cases were closed after sentences were passed. (references)

Pakistan

A husband legally is bound to maintain his wife until 3 months after the divorce. (references)

Worker Rights

Nepal

Strike organizers suspended the strike after 3 days. (references)

China

He was detained after illegally entering China from Nepal. (references)

Malaysia

The employer reinstated the workers after further protests. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: After

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

America is, in part, to blame, for the Third World's financial mismanagement because, for a long time, we would send them billions of dollars with fewer strings attached than Pinocchio after electrolysis.

Gene Wilder

Whatever anyone might have read in the book, that was only the start. It got much worse after that. It was very difficult.

King Constantine of Greece

It's interesting that you mentioned Cassius Clay or Muhammad Ali, because I remember watching him win his gold medal the day after I had won mine.

Marlo Thomas

Really. It would be very hard to do in a series, I think, week after week if you didn't like each other. I think that would be quite difficult.

Rush Limbaugh

Our people realize more than before that the American soldier is a paper tiger that run in defeat after a few blows.

Trisha Meili

I'll tell you, that was something else. That was about five months after. I was still at Gaylord, but I went back to New York City on a weekend.

Walter Cronkite

That's about every morning as I'm shaving. But by the time I've finished shaving and got the newspaper in hand, I want to go after the next story.

William Shatner

Roddenberry set up a concept and that was critical. A lot of people after that have run with the ball.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: After

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Agreeably thereto, and to the best judgment I was able to form of the public interest after full and mature deliberation, I have added my sanction.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Among our Indian neighbors in the northwestern quarter some fermentation was observed soon after the late occurrences, threatening the continuance of our peace.

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933Ill-considered remedies for our faults bring only penalties after them.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Our allies are the millions who hunger and thirst after righteousness.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974His dream for peace after World War I was shattered on the hard realities of great power politics and Woodrow Wilson died a broken man.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981The American nuclear deterrent will remain strong after SALT II.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done.

George Bush

1989-1993There are singular moments in history, dates that divide all that goes before from all that comes after.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001So my balanced budget triples the funding for summer school and after school programs.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Yet after America was attacked, it was as if our entire country looked into a mirror and saw our better selves.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: After

"After" is generally used as a preposition (except "of") -- approximately 88.91% of the time. "After" is used about 70,299 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Preposition (except "of")88.91%62,504135
Conjunction (subordinating)10.64%7,4781,295
Adverb (general)0.3%20921,011
Adjective (general or positive)0.14%10132,488
                    Total100.00%70,299N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: After

Expressions using "after": a day after the fair a long after a sculpture after rodin Accessary after the fact accessory after the fact after a deduction of After a fashion after a little after a lot of umming and erring after a narrow examination after a short space after a sort after a time after a while after acceptation After all after all effort after all is said and done after arrival After body after burning after care after christ After damp after dark after date after death the doctor after duty after effect after graduation after his nature After hours after hours market curb after image after life after lunch after luncheon after market after mature deliberation after me! after meals after meat after meat mustard after midnight after much deliberation after my own heart After one after one's fancy after one's heart after one's mind After one's own heart after one's taste after part after sails after she sailed after steering gear after taste after tax after that after the deadline after the event after the fact After the fair after the fashion of After the flesh after the lapse after the lapse of after the rain after this after this fashion after tomorrow after what after which after you! after your recipe an engraving after raphael ask after ask after smb. be after be after smb.'s blood be after smb.'s heart be after smb.'s scalp be after someone be always after a petticoat be sought after be thirsty after be wise after the event call after call smb. after chase after chase after a criminal chase after money come a day after the fair come after come after one another coming after dangle after dangle after smb. dash after day after day after a feast. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "after": after-account, after-acquired, after-action, after-affects, after-ages, after-auction, after-benefits, after-birth, after-blow, after-body, after-breast rope, after-bridge, after-burner, after-burners, after-cabin, after-care, after-christmas, after-claim, after-clap, after-comer, after-cooking, after-crop, after-culture, after-damp, after-dark, after-days, after-deck, After-dinner, after-dinner speech, After-eatage, after-effect, after-effects, after-employment, after-events, after-feed pump, after-flight inspection, after-flight servicing, after-flowering, after-game, after-gas, After-glow, after-grass, after-growth, after-harvest, after-heater, after-himself, after-hold, after-hours, After-image, after-image, after-images, after-leech, after-life, after-light, after-load, after-lunch, After-malta, after-market, after-mast, after-match, after-meal, after-medication, After-mentioned, after-midnight, After-note, after-office, after-ops, after-pain, after-pains, after-pannage, after-part, after-payment, after-peak, after-piece, after-position, after-product, After-puberty, after-pulse, after-rain, after-reaction, after-riding light, after-ripening, after-sail, After-sails, after-sales, after-sales service, after-school, after-season, after-shave, after-shave lotion, after-shock, after-shocks, after-show, after-smell, after-sun, after-tank, after-taste, after-tastes, after-tax, after-tea, after-theatre, after-the-event, after-the-fact, after-theme, after-the-sale, after-thought, after-time, after-trace, after-treatment, after-use, after-wall, after-wards, after-well, After-wit, After-witted, after-word, after-work, after-world, after-yards.

Ending with "after": happy-ever-after, morning-after.

Containing "after": action-after-the-event, asking-after-your-health-position, day-after party, day-after-day, following-after-sales, hour-after-hour, life-after-strach, look-after-your-own, morning-after pill, pre-after-dinner-speech, residue-after-evaporation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: After

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

morning after pill

1,572

thank you letter after interview

157

life after death

473

london after midnight

145

friday after next

388

after effects tutorial

143

after dark

383

after mickey mouse named who

132

after monica storm

333

credit after bankruptcy

131

ever after

311

ten years after

131

time after time

301

after hours innsbrook

130

after hours

296

loan after bankruptcy

129

after all

293

after dark screensaver

128

after effects

282

before and after photo

128

pregnancy after miscarriage

246

after author hello say say

126

before and after

235

credit card after bankruptcy

119

after hours trading

232

the morning after

113

28 after day

227

after the prom

109

after six

226

after the storm

108

after hello say say

211

after hours formal wear

107

after dark game

210

free after rebate

106

adobe after effects

205

after school

103

after lyrics time time

182

the day after pill

103

after school program

177

after market auto part

100
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: After

Language Translations for "after"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

oor (about, above, behind, concerning, ear, more, more than, on, over, upon), nadat, na (about, behind, close, near, nearby, to, toward, towards), agter (aback, backwards, behind). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

pasi (behind), pas (against, at, back, behind, beyond, hence, over). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

ورا (behind, beyond), بعد (beside, to be/keep away), ‏في ما بعد, ‏فى المؤخرة, ‏وفقا ل (in accordance with, whereby), ‏وراء (back, behind, beyond, following), ‏تال (next, posterior, sequent, subsequent, ulterior), ‏خلفي (backward, hind, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward, retro-), ‏خلف (back, backwards, behind, deposit, succeed, successor, supersede, supplant, tiller), ‏بعد (dimension, distance, following, hereafter, measure, next, next to, post, proportion, remoteness, yet). (various references)

   

Breton

  

goude. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

относно (about, concerning, for, over, quoad, re, regarding, respecting, touching, vis-а-vis, with reference to, with regard to), по подобие на, подир (afterward, behind, later, than), по-късен (downward, posterior, subsequent, ulterior), по-късно (afterward, beyond, later on, presently), после (afterward, further, next, then, thereafter, thereon, thereupon), за (about, against, at, for, for one's sake, for the sake of, in, of, off, on, over, pro-, re, to, touching, toward, towards, unto), зад (behind, round), по (about, according to, against, around, at, by, for, from, in, of, on, out, out of, over, per, round, through, to, up, upon), отзад (at the back, at the rear, behind, from the rear, posteriorly), съгласно (according to, as per, pursuant to, under), впоследствие (afterward, subsequently, thereafter), като (as, for, like, on the order of, qua, such as, when), според (according to, as per, by, in, pursuant to), след (behind, for, hence, in, on, past), след като (when), след това (hereupon, later on, next, since, then, thereafter, thereat, whereupon), следващ (ensuing, follow up, following, incoming, posterior, proximate, sequential, subsequent, successive), назад (aback, about, aft, astern, back, backward, behind, lunge, rearwards, sternward). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

然後 (after that, afterwards, then), 之後 (following, later), (afterwards, back, behind, later, rear, sit cross-legged, walk back and forth), (extra, I, me, remaining, surplus), 以后 (hereinafter, later), 以後 (afterwards, following, in the future, later, later on). (various references)

   

Czech

  

po (along, at, each, on, over, past, upon). (various references)

   

Danish

  

efter (behind, for). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

achter (at the back, behind). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

post kiam, post (behind), malantaŭ (behind). (various references)

   

Estonian

  

pärast. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

aftan fyri (behind), eftir (according as, according to, as, behind, by). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

پس از (Since), پشت سر (Back, Behind), مطابق (Pursuant, Relevant, Respondent, Similar, To, Within), درپی , درعقب (Back), درصدد (About), درجستجوی , بیادبود, بتقلید, بعداز (Behind, Posterior, Since). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

jälkeen (behind). (various references)

   

French

  

après (afterward, afterwards), derrière. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

efter (behind). (various references)

   

German

  

nach (a, according as, according to, as, behind, by, emulatesbildet, for, from, in, inside, into, on, over to, past, per, to, toward, towards, within), nachdem (having, once), hinter (abaft, behind, beyond, hind, in back of, past, rearward), hinterher (afterward, afterwards, behind, next, subsequently). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μετά (afterward, afterwards, next, past, then, with). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

rire. (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

pasi (behind), pas (behind), mbas (behind). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

אחרי (since). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

után (behind, past, to pant after sg, to pant for sg, to scrounge around for sg), utána (afterwards, following, in the next place, next, subsequently, succeeding, to consult), mögött (behind), azután (afterwards, in the next place, item, later, next, subsequently, then, thereafter). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

elta (chase, hunt after, hunt for, pursue). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

setelah, sesudah itu (thereafter), sehabis, kemudian (afterwards, then), demi (as soon as, by, for the sake of, sake). (various references)

   

Italian

  

dopo (after that, afterwards, behind, beyond, later, later on, next, past, since, subsequently, then, thereafter), dietro (aback, afterwards, at the back, back, behind, next, rear, round the corner, subsequently). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

過ぎ (past), (afterwards, behind, in the future, later, rear, remainder, since then, successor), アフガン編み (Afghan stitch, aftercare, afternoon, afternoon dress, afternoon shadow, after-recording, afterservice, after-shave lotion, after-ski, warranty service), 上がり (advance income, ascent, completion, crop yield, death, ex, finish, freshly-drawn green tea, rise, slope, spinning, stop), (a superior, aboard a ship or vehicle, above, as a matter of, as far as ... is concerned, authority, besides, best, emperor, far better, first volume, from the standpoint of, going up, government, governmental, head, high class, higher, imperial, influence of, lord, my dear, on top of, outer, over, presenting, shogun, showing, sovereign, summit, superior, superior quality, surface, the above, top, up, upon, upper, upper part, upper part of the body, upper stream, upward). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

すぎ (Japanese cedar, past), うえ (above, as far as ... is concerned, authority, besides, emperor, far better, higher, hunger, influence of, lord, my dear, on top of, over, shogun, sovereign, starvation, summit, superior, surface, up, upon, upper part), あがり (advance income, ascent, completion, crop yield, death, ex, finish, freshly-drawn green tea, rise, slope, spinning, stop), あと (behind, later, mark, rear, remainder, remains, ruins, scar, sign, successor, trace, tracks), アフター . (various references)

   

Korean 

  

뒤에 (Aft, Backward, Backwards, Behind). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

dopo (behind). (various references)

   

Luganda

  

nga (just after, on). (various references)

   

Luxembourgish

  

nom, no (to). (various references)

   

Malay

  

sesudah (behind). (various references)

   

Manx

  

jei (afterwards, behind). (various references)

   

Maya

  

ka'a-beh (day after tomorrow). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

etter (behind, for, from), bak (afterwards, behind, next, subsequently). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

tras di (behind), patras di (behind). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

afteray.(various references)

   

Polish

  

za (behind, too, too much), potem (afterwards, behind, next, subsequently). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

depois (afterward, afterwards, behind, beyond, hereafter, next, subsequently, then), em seguida (next, then), após (behind, past). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

depois (beyond, then). (various references)

   

Quechua

  

minutotawan (after a minute), minchha (day after tomorrow). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

dupã (about, according to, behind, by, for, from, on, round, to). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

за (at, behind, beyond, during, for, in favor of, in favour of, one for, out, out of, over, past, whereas, while, whilst), после (apres, behind, beyond, later on, next, past, post-). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

air (about, on, prep. after; precedes v.n. with the force of the Eng. past, prep. before; precedes asp.con. of noun in idiomatic, prep.pron. on him; carries the accent, upon), iar (nf.ind. the west, prep.pron. now lost in `air'. See <A HREF="mf00.html#air.2">air</A> = after), déis, an déis, déidh , an déidh, déidh (after : as a dhéidh, after him, desire), dèidh (desire, wish). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zatim (addition: in addition, afterwards, hereafter, subsequently, then), zadnji (back, hidden, hinder, last, latest, rear, rearward, reversing, ulterior), za (around, by, con, during, favor: in favor of, favour: in favour of, for, in, into, per, to, towards, unto, with), sa (cum, from, with), posle (afterwards, behind, beyond, later on, post, since), pošto (for, how much, inasmuch, inasmuch as, since, whereas), po (according to, around, by, during, for, in, on, over, per, through), nakon (behind), kasnije (later), iza (back: in back of, behind, beyond, uništenja). (various references)

   

Sotho

  

morao, mora (son), kamorao (after that). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

después (afterward, afterwards, behind, beyond, hereinafter, later, next, subsequently, then, thereafter), tras (abaft, behind, following, rearward), detrás de (abaft, astern of, back of, behind, in back of), posterior (afterwards, hind, later, posterior, puisne, rear, rearward, subsequent, thereafter), detrás (aback, at the back, back, behind, in the rear), después de. (various references)

   

Sranan

  

wakti (advert, guard, keep, look after, pay attention, pay attention to, watch out for, watch over), tratamara (the day after tomorrow). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

nyuma ya (behind), baada ya (behind). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

efter (according as, according to, afterwards, along, as, at, behind, by, down, for, from, in, of, on, past, since, to, up). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

sa likód ng (behind), pagkalipas (behind). (various references)

   

Tahitian

  

muri. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ทำตาม (fashion after, meet), ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำอีก (time after time), ปรารถนาอย่างรุนแรง (lust after, lust for), ติดตาม (tag along, tail, tail after), ตั้งชื่อตาม (name after), อดอยาก (famish, hunger after, hunger for), อยากมี (aspire after, aspire to), ดุด่า (chide, jump all over, jump on, keep after, nag, rag, rebuke), สอบถาม (enquire after, seek), ชีวิตหลังความตาย (life after death), น่าปรารถนาอย่างยิ่ง (much sought after), พยายามไปถึง (reach after), พูดซ้ำ (say after, say over), ไล่ตาม (dog, follow, keep after), ไล่ตามทัน (head after), ไต่ถามทุกข์สุขของ (inquire after), ถามถึง (ask after). (various references)

   

Tswana

  

setswa, morago. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

sonra (afterward, afterwards, behind, following, later, next, post-, sequel, subsequent to, subsequently, thereafter). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

soсraundan, soс (later, then). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

за (abaft, about, according to, around, at, behind, beyond, by, in favor of, in favour of, off, on, out, outside, per, to, with, within, without), поазду, позаду (aback, abaft, back, behind), потім (afterward, afterwards, further, in the next place, next, nextly, subsequently, then), про (about, against, concerning, o'er, of, on, over), пізніше (afterward, afterwards, beyond, later), після (baft, behind, following, next, on), дальший (farther, further, next), з приводу (about, on), кормовий (sternward), задній (back, hind, hinder, posterior, rear, rearward), ззаду (abaft, back, baft, behind, down), згодом (afterward, afterwards, later on, subsequently, thereafter), згідно (accordingly), наступний (consecutive, consequent, ensuing, following, forthcoming, incoming, next, oncoming, posterior, second, subsequent, succeeding, successive, toward), незважаючи на (in spite of, nevertheless, notwithstanding, regardless, with, without respect to), всупереч (against, athwart, contrary to, counter, notwithstanding), після того як. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sau này (afterward, afterwards, hereafter, to-be), sau đây (following, hence, hereafter, thereinafter, thereinunder), sau (behind, hind, next, retral), ở phía sau (rear, rearward), đằng sau (arrear). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

wedi (afterwards, behind). (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

umva, emve, emva (Past/after). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

tsaypachik (come after, follow), ka'beh (the day after tomorrow). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

emva kwa- (behind). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: After

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Sumerian3100 BCE-2500 BCE

a-ga. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

post. (various references)

Avestan200-600

anu, pasca. (various references)

Old English450-1100

of, ofer. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: After

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 8, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAkousaV de o ihsouV eqaumasen kai eipen toiV akolouqousin amhn legw umin oude en tw israhl tosauthn pistin euron
Latin405VulgateAudiens autem Iesus miratus est et sequentibus se dixit amen dico vobis non inveni tantam fidem in Israhel
Old English990West SaxonWitodlice þa se hælend þis gehyrde.þa wundrede he. & cwæð to þan þe hymfylgden. Soð ich segge eow. ne gemette ichswa mychele geleafan on israel.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd Jhesus herde these thingis, and wondride, and seide to men `that sueden him, Treuli Y seie to you, Y foond not so greet feith in Israel.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleWhen Iesus hearde yt he marveled and sayd to them yt folowed hym. Derely I say vnto you I have not foude so great fayth: no not in Israel.
Jacobean English1611King JamesWhen Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Victorian English1833WebsterWhen Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: After

LanguageMatthew Chapter 8, Verse 10
CebuanoUg sa pagkadungog ni Jesus kaniya, siya nahibulong ug miingon kanila nga nanagpanguyog kaniya, "Sa pagkatinuod, magaingon ako kaninyo, nga bisan sa Israel wala pa akoy nakitang pagsalig nga sama niini.
CroatianÈuvši to, zadivi se Isus i reèe onima koji su išli za njim: "Zaista, kažem vam, ni u koga u Izraelu ne naðoh tolike vjere.
DanishMen da Jesus hørte det, forundrede han sig og sagde til dem, som fulgte ham: "Sandelig, siger jeg eder, end ikke i Israel har jeg fundet så stor en Tro.
DutchJezus nu, dit horende, heeft Zich verwonderd, en zeide tot degenen, die Hem volgden: Voorwaar zeg Ik u, Ik heb zelfs in Israel zo groot een geloof niet gevonden.
FinnishTämän kuultuaan Jeesus ihmetteli ja sanoi niille, jotka häntä seurasivat: "Totisesti minä sanon teille: en ole kenelläkään Israelissa löytänyt näin suurta uskoa.
FrenchAprès l`avoir entendu, Jésus fut dans l`étonnement, et il dit à ceux qui le suivaient: Je vous le dis en vérité, même en Israël je n`ai pas trouvé une aussi grande foi.
GermanDa das Jesus hörte, verwunderte er sich und sprach zu denen, die ihm nachfolgten: Wahrlich ich sage euch: Solchen Glauben habe ich in Israel nicht gefunden!
HungarianJézus pedig, a mikor ezt hallá, elcsodálkozék, és monda az õt követõknek: Bizony mondom néktek, még az Izráelben sem találtam ilyen nagy hitet.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariWaktu Yesus mendengar apa yang dikatakan oleh perwira itu, Ia kagum sekali. Lalu Ia berkata kepada orang-orang yang sedang mengikuti Dia, "Bukan main orang ini. Di antara orang Israel pun belum pernah Aku menemukan iman sebesar ini!
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaApabila didengar oleh Yesus demikian, heranlah Ia sambil berkata kepada orang yang mengikut Dia, "Dengan sesungguhnya Aku berkata kepadamu: Di antara orang Israel pun belum pernah Aku melihat iman yang seteguh ini.
Manx GaelicTra cheayll Yeesey shoh, ghow eh yindys, as dooyrt eh roosyn va geiyrt er, Dy firrinagh ta mee gra riu, Lheid y credjue lajer shoh, cha vel mee er gheddyn ayns Israel hene.
MaoriA, no te rongonga o Ihu, ka miharo, ka mea ki te hunga e aru ana, He pono taku e mea nei ki a koutou, Kahore ahau i kite noa i te whakapono hei rite mo tenei te nui i roto i a Iharaira.
NorwegianMen da Jesus hørte dette, undret han sig, og sa til dem som fulgte ham: Sannelig sier jeg eder: Ikke engang i Israel har jeg funnet så stor en tro.
PortugueseJesus, ouvindo isso, admirou-se, e disse aos que o seguiam: Em verdade vos digo que a ninguém encontrei em Israel com tamanha fé.   
RumanianCknd a auzit Isus aceste vorbe, S`a mirat, wi a zis celor ce veneau dupq El: ,,Adevqrat vq spun cq nici kn Israel n`am gqsit o credinyq awa de mare.
ShuarKapitián nuna tutai Jesus ti Enentáimiuk Niin nemarainian Tímiayi "Nekasan Tájarme, Israer-shuar Yúsan Tímiatrus Enentáimtin atsawai.
SwahiliYesu aliposikia hayo, alistaajabu, akawaambia watu waliokuwa wanamfuata, "Kweli nawaambieni, sijapata kumwona mtu yeyote katika Israeli aliye na imani kama hii.
SwedishNär Jesus hörde detta, förundrade han sig och sade till dem som följde honom: "Sannerligen säger jag eder: I Israel har jag icke hos någon funnit så stor tro.
UmaKonce-i Yesus mpo'epe lolita tadulako tantara toei. Toe pai' me'ili' -i hi tauna to mpotuku' -i, na'uli' -raka: "Uma mowo pepangala' -na tau tohe'ii! Nau' hi to Yahudi muli Israel, ko'ia ria haduaa kurata to bohe pepangala' -na, hewa tau toii.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: After

Derivations

Words beginning with "after": afterbirth, afterbirths, afterburner, afterburners, aftercare, aftercares, afterclap, afterclaps, afterdeck, afterdecks, aftereffect, aftereffects, afterglow, afterglows, afterimage, afterimages, afterlife, afterlives, aftermarket, aftermarkets, aftermath, aftermaths, aftermost, afternoon, afternoons, afterpiece, afterpieces, afters, aftershave, aftershaves, aftershock, aftershocks, aftertaste, aftertastes, aftertax, afterthought, afterthoughts, aftertime, aftertimes, afterward, afterwards, afterword, afterwords, afterworld, afterworlds. (additional references)

Words ending with "after": dafter, drafter, grafter, hafter, handicrafter, hereafter, hereinafter, rafter, thereafter, thereinafter, wafter. (additional references)

Words containing "after": drafters, grafters, hafters, handicrafters, hereafters, midafternoon, midafternoons, raftered, rafters, wafters. (additional references)


Misspellings

"After" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acter, acteur, Afaep, afate, afear, Afej, aferm, afete, afew, affe, affear, affer, Afferty, affreux, affter, afoe, Afshr, afta, aftar, afte, aften, aftera, afterf, aftet, afto, aftr, aiter, anter, apter, Arfer, arter, atear, ater, Aterk, Atfi, aufter, autar, auteer, auter, autre, avtur, efter, Fatar, fatber, fater, fauter, fter, gafter, Iftr, Jafta, maftir, safter, Taffner. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "After"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "after" (pronounced a"fter)
4a" f t erdrafter, hereafter, laughter, rafter, thereafter.
3-f t erdrifter, Hefter, lifter, shifter, shoplifter, softer, swifter, weightlifter.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: After

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-r-t"

-1 letter: fare, fate, fear, feat, feta, frae, frat, fret, raft, rate, reft, tare, tear, tref.

-2 letters: aft, are, arf, art, ate, ear, eat, eft, era, eta, far, fat, fer, fet, rat, ref, ret, tae, tar, tea.

-3 letters: ae, ar, at, ef, er, et, fa, re, ta.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-f-r-t"
 

+1 letter: afreet, afters, dafter, falter, faster, father, fatter, feater, frater, hafter, rafted, rafter, strafe, trefah, wafter.

 

+2 letters: afreets, barefit, crafted, drafted, draftee, drafter, engraft, facture, fagoter, fainter, fairest, falters, farther, fasters, fathers, fattier, feaster, feather, feature, fermata, fermate, ferrate, flatter, floater, formate, fracted, fraters, fretsaw, frigate, furcate, grafted, grafter, hafters, overfat, rafters, ratafee, redraft, reflate, refloat, refract, refutal, regraft, restaff, staffer, strafed, strafer, strafes, tartufe, tearful, terefah, wafters, wafture.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient
21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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