after
UK /ˈɑːftə/US /ˈæftəɹ/
- preposition 14
- adjective 2
- adverb 1
- conjunction 1
- noun 1
- forms 1
- phrases 20
preposition14
adjective2
adverb1
conjunction1
noun1
forms
afters
Phrases with after
- after allAnyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.
- after one's own heartOf a person: having the same disposition, feelings, or opinions as oneself.
- after the Lord Mayor's showSaid of a disappointing or mundane event occurring straight after an exciting, magnificent, or triumphal event.
- ask afterTo enquire about the health or progress (of someone).
- chase afterTo pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.
- clean up afterTo clean areas and things that (somebody) has touched or dirtied.
- come afterTo follow or succeed; to be the successor of.
- dangle afterTo hang upon importunately; to court the favour of; to beset.
- day after dayFor an indefinite number of days.
- ever afterforever, for eternity
- get afterTo move into action in pursuit of something.
- go afterTo pursue in attempt to catch another.
- happily ever afterA happy period of time which is imagined never to end; specifically, the state of happiness in which one or more people (typically a loving couple) dwell for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives.
- inquire afterTo ask about the health of (someone).
- letters after one's nameA list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honors achieved by a person.
- listen afterTo take notice of.
- look afterTo care for; to keep safe.
- lust afterTo have strong sexual feelings or desires for someone with whom the individual is not in a relationship with.
- make afterTo chase.
- name afterTo give (someone or something) the name of another person, place, or thing; to name (someone or something) in honour of