after

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑːftə/, SAMPA: /"A:ft@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈæf.tɚ/, SAMPA: /"{ft@`/

• Audio (US)

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Preposition

Preposition after

Seventeen minutes after twelve.

1. Behind something in place or position.
   • Synonyms: with, when and like
   • Antonym: before

   "B" comes after "A" in the alphabet.

2. Later in time.

   He came home after Jane did.

   The year after she had finished college she spent abroad.

   The doctor came after the patient had died.

Related words

• afterward
• afterwards