·adj Hinder; nearer the rear.
II. After ·prep Below in rank; next to in order.
III. After ·prep Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
IV. After ·prep Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
V. After ·adj Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
VI. After ·adv Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
VII. After ·prep According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
VIII. After ·prep Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
IX. After ·prep Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
X. After ·prep According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
XI. After ·adj To ward the stern of the ship;
— applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
XII. After ·prep Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
XIII. After ·prep Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
XIV. After ·prep 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.