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Definition of after adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

after

adverb
 
 
/ˈɑːftə(r)/
 
/ˈæftər/
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  1. later in time; afterwards
    • That was in 1996. Soon after, I heard that he'd died.
    • I could come next week, or the week after.
    • And they all lived happily ever after.
    Word OriginOld English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.
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