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[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
over	know	much	#95: after	first	down	good

Old English æfter, from Proto-Germanic *aftar- (“‘more behind’”), from Proto-Indo-European *aptar- (“‘more behind’”), comparative form of *apo- (“‘off, behind’”). The PIE comparative is also the source of Ancient Greek ἀπωτέρω (apōtérō).

[ Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈæf.tə(ɹ), SAMPA: /"A:f.t@(r\)/, /"{f.t@(r\)/
(US) IPA: /ˈæf.tɚ/, SAMPA: /"{ft@`(\r)/
Audio (US)^{help, file}
Hyphenation: af‧ter

[ Adverb

after (comparative more after, superlative most after)

Positive
after

Comparative
more after

Superlative
most after

Behind; later in time; following.

They lived happily ever after.

I left the room, and the dog bounded after.

[ Translations

behind; later in time; following

German: hinterher de(de), darauf de(de)
Korean: 다음에 (daEum-e), 앞으로 (ap-euro) (for hereafter, later than now)

Spanish: después es(es)
West Frisian: hjirnei

[ Preposition

after

subsequently to; following in time; later than.

We had a few beers after the game.

The time is quarter after eight.

The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War
behind

he will leave a trail of destruction after him
in pursuit of, seeking

he's after a job

run after him

inquire after her health
in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing

we named him after his grandfather

a painting after Leonardo da Vinci
next in importance or rank

The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.

Wiktionary is the most important website after Wikipedia.
as a result of

After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
in spite of

After all that has happened, he is still my friend.

[ Translations

Subsequent; following in time; later than

Armenian: հետո (heto)
Bosnian: posle bs(bs)
Czech: po cs(cs)
Danish: efter da(da)
Dutch: na nl(nl)
Finnish: jälkeen fi(fi)
French: après fr(fr)
German: nach de(de)
Greek: μετά (metá)
Hebrew: אחרי, לאחר
Irish: tar éis ga(ga), i ndiaidh ga(ga)
Italian: seguente it(it)
Japanese: 後 (nochi) (afterwards, since then)
Korean: 다음에 (daEum-e)
Kurdish: دوایی, دوای ئه‌وه‌, پاش ئه‌وه‌

Maltese: wara mt(mt)
Norwegian: etter no(no)
Old Frisian: ni
Old Norse: at
Old Prussian: pa
Polish: po pl(pl)
Portuguese: depois de pt(pt)
Russian: после ru(ru) (pósl'e)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: после

Roman: posle
Slovene: po sl(sl)
Spanish: después es(es)
Swedish: efter sv(sv)
West Frisian: nei

behind

Bosnian: za bs(bs), iza bs(bs)
Czech: po cs(cs)
Danish: efter, bagefter
Dutch: achter nl(nl)
Finnish: taakse fi(fi), takana fi(fi), jälkeen fi(fi), jäljessä fi(fi)
French: derrière fr(fr)
German: hinter de(de)
Hebrew: אחרי, מאחור
Italian: dietro it(it)
Japanese: 後ろ (ushiro)
Korean: 뒤에 (dwi-e)

Maltese: wara mt(mt)
Norwegian: etter no(no), bak no(no)
Old Norse: aptan
Old Prussian: pas
Portuguese: atrás de
Russian: за (za), позади (pozadí)
Serbian: за sr(sr), za sr(sr), иза sr(sr), iza sr(sr)
Slovene: za sl(sl)
Spanish: detrás de es(es), tras es(es)
Swedish: efter sv(sv)
West Frisian: efter

in pursuit of, seeking

Bosnian: za bs(bs)
Czech: za cs(cs), na cs(cs)
Danish: efter da(da)
Dutch: achter aan

ren achter hem aan
Finnish: perään, perässä, jälkeen, jäljessä
French: no equivalent
Norwegian: etter no(no)
Portuguese: atrás de

Russian: за (za), в поисках (v póiskaχ)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: за

Roman: za
Slovene: za sl(sl)
Spanish: tras es(es)
Swedish: efter sv(sv)
West Frisian: efter oan

in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing

Czech: po cs(cs)
Danish: efter da(da)
Dutch: naar nl(nl)
Finnish: mukaan fi(fi), mukaillen fi(fi)
French: d'après fr(fr)
German: nach de(de)
Norwegian: etter no(no)
Old Norse: at

Old Prussian: pa
Portuguese: depois de pt(pt)
Russian: в честь (v čest'), по мотивам (po motívam)
Slovene: po sl(sl)
Spanish: por es(es)
Swedish: efter sv(sv)
West Frisian: neffens

next in importance or rank

Bosnian: posle bs(bs)
Czech: po cs(cs)
Danish: efter da(da)
Dutch: na nl(nl)
Finnish: jälkeen fi(fi)
French: après fr(fr), derrière fr(fr)
German: nach de(de)
Maltese: wara mt(mt)
Norwegian: etter no(no)

Old Frisian: ni
Portuguese: atrás de, depois de
Russian: после ru(ru) (pósl'e)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: после

Roman: posle
Slovene: za sl(sl)
Swedish: efter sv(sv)
West Frisian: nei

in spite of

Bosnian: posle bs(bs)
Czech: po cs(cs)
Danish: efter, på trods af
Dutch: ondanks nl(nl)
Finnish: huolimatta fi(fi)
French: malgré le fait que
German: trotz de(de)
Hebrew: למרות

Norwegian: etter no(no)
Russian: после ru(ru) (pósl'e)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: после

Roman: posle
Spanish: a pesar de es(es)
West Frisian: ek al

as a result of

Bosnian: posle bs(bs)
Czech: za cs(cs)
Danish: efter, som følge af
Dutch: vanwege nl(nl), door nl(nl)
Finnish: vuoksi, takia, seurauksena
French: du fait de
German: wegen de(de)

Hebrew: בעקבות, כתוצאה מ
Russian: из-за ru(ru) (iz-za), в результате ru(ru) (v r'ezul'táte)
Serbian:

Cyrillic: после

Roman: posle
Spanish: después de es(es)
West Frisian: om, troch

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Breton: goude, war-lerc'h
Bulgarian: след
Catalan: després, en acabat
Esperanto: post
Gothic:aftra
Old High German:aftar
Ido: dop (position), pos (time)
Indonesian: setelah, sesudah
Japanese: 後 (あと, ato; ご, go; のち, nochi)

Kurdish: piştî, paşî, dûre, piştre
Manchu: (manggi)
Norwegian: etter (1, 2)
Old Saxon:aftar
Slovak: po (1,2), potom (3)
Telugu: తరువాత, పిమ్మట

[ Derived terms

A few examples

[ Conjunction

after

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

I went home after we had decided to call it a day.