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Definition of
after adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
after
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈæftər
/
/
[
only before noun
]
(
old use
)
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following; later
in after years
See
after
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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after
preposition
after
conjunction
after
adverb
go after
phrasal verb
come after
phrasal verb
keep after
phrasal verb
look after
phrasal verb
lust after
phrasal verb
run after
phrasal verb
take after
phrasal verb
style after
phrasal verb
inquire after
phrasal verb
pattern after
phrasal verb
after-hours
adjective
after-school
adjective
sought after
adjective
morning-after
adjective
after all
morning-after pill
noun
day after day
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Phrasal verbs
go after
phrasal verb
come after
phrasal verb
keep after
phrasal verb
look after
phrasal verb
lust after
phrasal verb
run after
phrasal verb
take after
phrasal verb
style after
phrasal verb
inquire after
phrasal verb
pattern after
phrasal verb
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Idioms
after all
day after day
after the fact
after a fashion
time after time
week after week
year after year
after/before dark
life after death
before/after the hour
be wise after the event
one thing after another
one after another/the other
throw good money after bad
the devil looks after his own
be after/out for somebody's blood
a man/woman after your own heart
after the fashion of somebody/something
close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped
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Nearby words
after
conjunction
after
adverb
after
adjective
afterbirth
noun
afterburner
noun