Meaning & use
after
Following in time or place; later than a specified event, moment, or thing.
See it in a sentence
We went for a walk after dinner to help us digest the meal.
The store closes shortly after nine o'clock on most weekday evenings.
A note on using this word
"After" also functions as a conjunction ("after she left, we cleaned up") and an adverb ("soon after"), so its part of speech shifts with sentence position.
Words with a similar meaning
followingsubsequent to
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