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1 af·ter

Pronounced:

/ˈæftɚ, Brit ˈɑ:ftə/Listen to audio

Function:

adverb

Meaning:

: following in time : at a later time ▪ Dinner was at six and we arrived shortly after. [=thereafter] ▪ He returned 20 years after. [=later] ▪ Don't tell them until after. ▪ I expected her then, but she arrived the week after. ▪ He ate lunch and left just/right/immediately after. ▪ I saw her again the day after. [=the following day] ▪ He vowed to love her forever/ever after. [=from that time on, forever]
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