After — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

located farther aft

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmboʊdʒəz/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈeɪdwaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈeɪdwaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmboʊdʒəz/.

Examples

he apologized subsequently
he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
it didn't happen until afterward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

afterward later afterwards later on subsequently

Parts of Speech

adjective	located farther aft
adverb	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time “he apologized subsequently”
adverb	behind or in the rear “and Jill came tumbling after”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach

weiter hinten gelegen

🇫🇷French

après

situé plus en arrière

🇪🇸Spanish

después

ubicado más atrás

🇮🇹Italian

Dopo

situato più a poppa

🇳🇱Dutch

na

verder naar achteren gelegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

depois

localizado mais à ré

🇷🇺Russian

после

расположен дальше на корму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाद

अधिक पीछे स्थित है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরে

আরও দূরে অবস্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிறகு

தொலைவில் அமைந்துள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

తర్వాత

దూరంగా ఉన్న

🇮🇳Marathi

नंतर

पुढे स्थित

🇮🇳Gujarati

પછી

દૂર પાછળ સ્થિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂತರ

ದೂರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശേഷം

അകലെ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਅਦ

ਹੋਰ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਸਥਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کے بعد

دور پیچھے واقع ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

后

位于更远的船尾

🇯🇵Japanese

後

より後方に位置する

🇰🇷Korean

~ 후에

더 뒤쪽에 위치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sau đó

nằm xa hơn về phía sau

🇹🇭Thai

หลังจาก

ซึ่งอยู่ไกลออกไปทางท้ายเรือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

setelah

terletak lebih jauh ke belakang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkatapos

matatagpuan sa malayong likuran

🇲🇾Malay

selepas

terletak lebih jauh ke belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بعد

يقع في الخلف

🇮🇷Persian

بعد از

در عقب تر واقع شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sonrasında

daha geride yer alıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַחַר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'after'?

The primary meaning of 'after' is 'located farther aft'.

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Using 'after' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'after' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'after' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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