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after

30 ENTRIES FOUND:

1af·ter

adv \ˈaf-tər\

Definition of AFTER

: following in time or place : afterward, behind, later <we arrived shortly after> <returned 20 years after>

Examples of AFTER

  1. Don't tell them until after.
  2. I expected her then, but she arrived the week after.
  3. He ate lunch and left just after.

Origin of AFTER

Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to Old English of of
First Known Use: before 12th century

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