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 /
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
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
after