Idioms for after

    after all, despite what has occurred or been assumed previously; nevertheless: I've discovered I can attend the meeting after all.

Origin of after

before 900; Middle English; Old English æfter; cognate with Old Frisian efter, Old Saxon, Old High German after, Gothic aftaro, Old Norse eptir; equivalent to æf- (see aft1) + -ter suffix of comparison and polarity (cognate with Greek -teros)

synonym study for after

1. See behind.

Words nearby after

afsc, afscme, afslaet, aft, aft., after, after a fashion, after a sort, after a while, after all, after all's said and done

Definition for after (2 of 2)

aft 1
[ aft, ahft ]
/ æft, ɑft /
Nautical, Aeronautics

adverb

at, close to, or toward the stern or tail: Stow the luggage aft.

adjective

situated toward or at the stern or tail: The aft sail was luffing.

Origin of aft

1
before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta, Old Saxon, Old High German aftan, Gothic aftana, Old Norse aptan, Greek opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Greek apó off

Words related to after

subsequently, later, afterwards, back, behind, below, ensuing, hindmost, next, posterior, rear, thereafter, hind, succeeding

British Dictionary definitions for after (1 of 2)

Word Origin for after

Old English æfter; related to Old Norse aptr back, eptir after, Old High German aftar

British Dictionary definitions for after (2 of 2)

aft
/ (ɑːft) /

adverb, adjective

mainly nautical towards or at the stern or rear the aft deck; aft of the engines

Word Origin for aft

C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft

Idioms and Phrases with after

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