Aft"er , adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
It was about
the space of three hours after.
Acts.
v. 7.
&fist; After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds,
but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after- described, after- dinner, after-part. The hyphen is
sometimes needlessly used to
connect the adjective after with its noun. See Note under After, a.,
1.
Aft"er , prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men
in line one
after another.
"Shut doors after you." Shak.
2. Below in rank; next to
in order. Shak.
Codrus after Ph&?;bus sings the best.
Dryden.
3. Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
After I am
risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
Matt. xxvi. 32.
4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have
said, I shall be careful.
5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in
pursuit of.
Ye shall not go after other gods.
Deut. vi. 14.
After whom is the king of Israel come out?
1 Sam. xxiv.
14.
7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
8.
In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as,
to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens;
the boy takes after his father.
To name or call after, to name like
and reference to.
Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.
Goldsmith.
9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as,
he acted after his kind.
He shall not judge after the sight of his
eyes.
Isa. xi. 3.
They that are
after the flesh do mind
the things of the flesh.
Rom. viii.
5.
10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]
He
takes greatness of kingdoms
according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.
Bacon.
After all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. -- After (with the same
noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. -- One after another, successively. -- To
be after, to be in pursuit of in
order to reach or get;
as, he is after money.
Aft"er (&adot;ft"t&etilde;r), a. [AS. æfter after, behind; akin to Goth.
aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG.
aftar behind, Dutch
and LG. achter, Gr. 'apwte`rw further off. The ending -ter is an old comparative suffix, in E.
generally -ther (as
in other), and after is a compar. of
of, off. √194.
See Of; cf. Aft.]
1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life. Marshall.
&fist; In this
sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, after-ages, after- act, after-days, after-life. For the
most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning.
2. Hinder; nearer the rear. (Naut.)
To ward the stern of
the ship; -- applied to any object
in the rear
part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. It is often combined with its noun; as,
after-bowlines, after-braces, after-sails, after-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts.
After
body (Naut.), the
part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.
Hear it pronounced