📒 later than something; following something in time
- We'll leave after lunch.
- They arrived shortly after 5.
- Not long after that he resigned.
📒 next to and following somebody/something in order or importance
- Your name comes after mine in the list.
- He's the tallest, after Richard.
- After you (= Please go first).
📒 behind somebody when they have left; following somebody
- Shut the door after you.
- I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy).
- He ran after her with the book.
📒 in contrast to something
- It was pleasantly cool in the house after the sticky heat outside.
📒 as a result of or because of something that has happened
- I'll never forgive him after what he said.
📒 despite something; although something has happened
- I can't believe she'd do that, not after all I've done for her.
📒 used to show that something happens many times or continuously
- day after day of hot weather
- I've told you time after time not to do that.
📒 trying to find or catch somebody/something
- The police are after him.
- He's after a job at our place.
📒 about somebody/something
- She asked after you (= how you were).
📒 in the style of somebody/something; following the example of somebody/something
- a painting after Goya
- We named the baby Ena after her grandmother.
📒 happening or done later than the time or event mentioned
- after-hours drinking (= after closing time)
- an after-school club
- after-dinner mints
📒 despite what has been said or expected
- So you made it after all!
📒 used when you are explaining something, or giving a reason
- He should have paid. He suggested it, after all.
📒 to be going to do something soon; to be intending to do something soon
📒 to have just done something