After

a.	1.	Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
	2.	(Naut.) Hinder; nearer the rear. After body (Naut.) the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.
prep.	1.	Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
	2.	Below in rank; next to in order. Codrus after Ph bus sings the best. - Dryden.
	3.	Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause. After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. - Matt. xxvi. 32.
	4.	Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
	5.	Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
	6.	Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. Ye shall not go after other gods. - Deut. vi. 14. After whom is the king of Israel come out? - 1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
	7.	Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
	8.	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. To name to name like and reference to. Our eldest son was named George after his uncle. - Goldsmith.
	9.	According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind. He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. - Isa. xi. 3. They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. - Rom. viii. 5.
	10.	According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. - Bacon. After all when everything has been considered; upon the whole. After successively. One after another successively. To be after to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, he is after money.
adv.	1.	Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after. It was about the space of three hours after. - Acts. v. 7.

Adj.	1.	after - located farther aft
Adv.	1.	after - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" Synonyms: afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently
	2.	after - behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"

abaft, accommodated to, according to, adapted to, adjusted to, aft, after a time, after all, after that, aftermost, afterward, afterwards, agreeable to, agreeably to, answerable to, astern, attendant, back, backward, baft, because of, below, beyond, by, by and by, by reason of, by virtue of, cadet, conformable to, congruent with, consecutive, considering, consistent with, due to, ensuing, ex post facto, for, from, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindhand, hindmost, in accordance with, in agreement with, in back of, in compliance with, in conformity with, in consideration of, in correspondence to, in harmony with, in keeping with, in line with, in lock-step with, in obedience to, in search of, in step with, in the aftermath, in the rear, in the sequel, in uniformity with, in view of, in virtue of, infra, junior, later, later than, latterly, lineal, next, on account of, out for, owing to, past, per, posterior, postern, proper to, puisne, rear, rearmost, rearward, retral, retrograde, sequent, since, subsequent, subsequent to, succeeding, successive, suitable for, tail, thanks to, then, thereafter, thereon, thereupon, therewith, uniform with, without, younger

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