Also spelled arter
Meanings
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1
prep
Later in time than; following.
We had a few drinks after the game.
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2
adv
Later; following in time.
He fell ill on Monday and died soon after.
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3
prep
Trying to get or catch someone or something.
The police are after him for robbery.
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4
prep
In honour of or in imitation of.
They named the baby after his grandfather.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epoteros (“further behind, further away”), from *h₂epo (“off, away”). Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German/Dutch achter (“behind”), German after-…