Standard Lemma guide

after

adj · adv · conj · noun · prep · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːftə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈaftə(ɹ)/ Northern England, other non-rhotic without the trap–bath split
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈæftəɹ/
  • Canada, General-American: [ˈäftɚ]
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Pacific Northwest Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈɐːftə/
  • archaic, dialectal: /ˈætə(ɹ)/
  • archaic, dialectal: /ˈɑːtə(ɹ)/
  • rhymes with -ɑːftə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -æftə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 F T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

At or towards the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: nautical or aeronautical; where the frame of reference is within the craft; nautical or aeronautical; where the frame of reference is within the craft

Examples

  • The after gun is mounted aft.
  • The after gun is abaft the forward gun.
  • The aircraft provided an after cabin for two radar operators.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Behind; later in time; following.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
  • They lived happily ever after.
  • I might come next month, or the month after.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

conj

Meaning 4

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The show ends after the fat lady sings.
  • After we had decided to call it a day, I went home.
  • 1991, Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (character), Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference after a specified treatment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

prep

Meaning 6

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We had a few beers after the game.
  • The time is a quarter after eight.
  • The Cold War began shortly after WWII.
  • After you with the salt and pepper.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

prep

Meaning 7

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Subsequently to and as a result of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

prep

Meaning 8

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Subsequently to and considering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

prep

Meaning 9

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Subsequently to and in spite of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
  • I can’t believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

prep

Meaning 10

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Subsequently to the actions of (someone), in order to remedy a situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often

Examples

  • I'm tired of picking up after you. Why can't you clean your own messes?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

prep

Meaning 11

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Repeatedly, seemingly in a sequence without end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • day after day, time after time, mile after mile, beer after beer, smile after smile

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

prep

Meaning 12

Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Newfoundland

Qualifier: usually preceded by a form of be

Examples

  • I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door. [= I had just finished my dinner when ...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

prep

Meaning 13

Behind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He will leave a trail of destruction after him.
  • I told her to shut the door after her.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

prep

Meaning 14

In pursuit of, seeking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He’s after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

prep

Meaning 15

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We named him after his grandfather.
  • This painting is after Leonardo da Vinci.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

prep

Meaning 16

Below, often next below, in importance or rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

prep

Meaning 17

Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

prep

Meaning 18

According to (an author or text).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

prep

Meaning 19

According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

adverb

Meaning 20

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, later on

Antonyms: none provided

21

adverb

Meaning 21

behind or in the rear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • and Jill came tumbling after

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ep 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 and Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Danish and Swedish efter (“after”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk etter (“after”), Faroese and Icelandic eftir (“after”). The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”, literally “I am after...”).

Across languages

Translations

533 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mbas — behind; later in time; following
  • Albanian: pas — behind; later in time; following
  • Albanian: pasi — behind; later in time; following
  • Arabic: بعد (baʕda) — behind; later in time; following
  • Arabic: بَعَد (baʕad) — behind; later in time; following
  • Armenian: հետո (heto) — behind; later in time; following
  • Asturian: depués — behind; later in time; following
  • Asturian: dempués — behind; later in time; following
  • Asturian: después — behind; later in time; following
  • Asturian: en — behind; later in time; following
  • Azerbaijani: sonra — behind; later in time; following
  • Bengali: বাদে (bade) — behind; later in time; following
  • Bulgarian: зад (zad) — behind; later in time; following
  • Carpathian Rusyn: пак (pak) — behind; later in time; following
  • Catalan: més tard — behind; later in time; following
  • Catalan: després — behind; later in time; following
  • Catalan: acabat — behind; later in time; following
  • Catalan: en acabat — behind; later in time; following
  • Chamicuro: yajtikini — behind; later in time; following
  • Chinese Cantonese: 之後 /之后 (zi1 hau6) — behind; later in time; following
  • Chinese Mandarin: 以后 (yǐhòu) — behind; later in time; following
  • Chinook Jargon: kĭm'-tah — behind; later in time; following
  • West Circassian: иуж (jiwuž) — behind; later in time; following
  • West Circassian: иужым (jiwužəm) — behind; later in time; following
  • Czech: potom — behind; later in time; following
  • Dalmatian: dapú — behind; later in time; following
  • Danish: efter — behind; later in time; following
  • Danish: senere — behind; later in time; following
  • Dutch: na — behind; later in time; following
  • Dutch: achter — behind; later in time; following
  • Finnish: myöhemmin — behind; later in time; following
  • French: après — behind; later in time; following
  • Saterland Frisian: ätter — behind; later in time; following
  • West-Frisian: nei — behind; later in time; following
  • Friulian: daspò — behind; later in time; following
  • Galician: despois — behind; later in time; following
  • Georgian: შემდეგ (šemdeg) — behind; later in time; following
  • Georgian: შემდგომ (šemdgom) — behind; later in time; following
  • German: hinterher — behind; later in time; following
  • German: darauf — behind; later in time; following
  • Greek: κατόπιν (katópin) — behind; later in time; following
  • Greek: ύστερα (ýstera) — behind; later in time; following
  • Greek: έπειτα (épeita) — behind; later in time; following
  • Hindi: पश्चात (paścāt) — behind; later in time; following
  • Hindi: उपरांत (uprānt) — behind; later in time; following
  • Hungarian: utána — behind; later in time; following
  • Icelandic: eftir — behind; later in time; following
  • Ido: pose — behind; later in time; following
  • Irish: tar éis — behind; later in time; following
  • Istriot: duopo — behind; later in time; following
  • Italian: poi — behind; later in time; following
  • Italian: dopo — behind; later in time; following
  • Japanese: 後で — behind; later in time; following
  • Japanese: のちに — behind; later in time; following
  • Kaingang: kar kỹ — behind; later in time; following
  • Korean: 다음에 (da'eum-e) — behind; later in time; following
  • Korean: 앞으로 (ap-euro) — behind; later in time; following
  • Lao: ຊ້າບໍ່ນານ (sā bǭ nān) — behind; later in time; following
  • Latin: post — behind; later in time; following
  • Latvian: pēc — behind; later in time; following
  • Louisiana Creole: apré — behind; later in time; following
  • Low German: achterher — behind; later in time; following
  • Luxembourgish: nodeem — behind; later in time; following
  • Malayalam: ശേഷം (śēṣaṁ) — behind; later in time; following
  • Neapolitan: appriesso — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Bokmål: senere — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Bokmål: seinere — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etterpå — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etter — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: seinare — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etterpå — behind; later in time; following
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etter — behind; later in time; following
  • Occitan: après — behind; later in time; following
  • Occitan: aprèp — behind; later in time; following
  • Southern Ohlone: itsa — behind; later in time; following
  • Ojibwe: ishkwaa- — behind; later in time; following
  • Persian: پس از — behind; later in time; following
  • Polish: potem — behind; later in time; following
  • Portuguese: depois — behind; later in time; following
  • Punjabi: مَگروں (magroṉ) — behind; later in time; following
  • Romanian: după — behind; later in time; following
  • Russian: по́сле (pósle) — behind; later in time; following
  • Russian: пото́м (potóm) — behind; later in time; following
  • Northern Sami: maŋŋá — behind; later in time; following
  • Sanskrit: पश्चात् (paścā́t) — behind; later in time; following
  • Sardinian: dabosca — behind; later in time; following
  • Sardinian: posca — behind; later in time; following
  • Sardinian: postis — behind; later in time; following
  • Scots: efter — behind; later in time; following
  • Scots: eftir — behind; later in time; following
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh sin — behind; later in time; following
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh làimhe — behind; later in time; following
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏сле — behind; later in time; following
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍsle — behind; later in time; following
  • Shan: ဝၢႆး (wáai) — behind; later in time; following
  • Sicilian: dopu — behind; later in time; following
  • Sicilian: doppu — behind; later in time; following
  • Slovak: potom — behind; later in time; following
  • Somali: kaddib — behind; later in time; following
  • Spanish: después — behind; later in time; following
  • Spanish: luego — behind; later in time; following
  • Swahili: baada — behind; later in time; following
  • Swedish: efter — behind; later in time; following
  • Swedish: senare — behind; later in time; following
  • Thai: หลัง (lǎng) — behind; later in time; following
  • Tok Pisin: bihain — behind; later in time; following
  • Turkish: sonra — behind; later in time; following
  • Venetan: dapò — behind; later in time; following
  • Vietnamese: sau — behind; later in time; following
  • Waigali: potom — behind; later in time; following
  • Walloon: après (with "çoula" or "ça") — behind; later in time; following
  • Walloon: padrî — behind; later in time; following
  • Arabic: بَعْدَمَا (baʕdamā) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Bulgarian: след като — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Catalan: després que — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Catalan: acabat que — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Catalan: en acabat que — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ɓaȃɗa — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Dutch: nadat — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Finnish: kun — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Finnish: sen jälkeen, kun — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • French: après que — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • German: nachdem — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Greek: αφού (afoú) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Greek: αφότου (afótou) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Hungarian: miután — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Italian: dopo — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Lao: ຫລັງຈາກ (lang chāk) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Latin: postquam — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Malayalam: ശേഷം (śēṣaṁ) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etter — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etter at — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etter — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: etter at — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Old English: æfter þām þe — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Portuguese: depois de — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Russian: по́сле того́, как (pósle tovó, kak) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Scots: efter — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Scots: eftir — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh do — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Slovak: potom čo — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Spanish: después — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Ukrainian: пі́сля то́го, як (píslja tóho, jak) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Yiddish: נאָך דעם וואָס (nokh dem vos) — signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause
  • Abkhaz: уашҭан (waŝtan) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Afrikaans: na — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Albanian: pas — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Amharic: በኋላ (bäḫwala) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Arabic: بَعْدَ (baʕda) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Arabic: بعد (baʕd) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Arabic: بعد (baʕad) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Arabic: مور (mūr) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Armenian: հետո (heto) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Aromanian: dupã — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Aromanian: dupu — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Aromanian: dipu — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Aromanian: dipã — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Baluchi: بعد چہ (ba'd ce, ba'd ca) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Belarusian: пасля́ (pasljá) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Belarusian: по́сле (póslje) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Bengali: পরে (pore) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Bulgarian: след (sled) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Bulgarian: подир (podir) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Catalan: després de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Catalan: acabat de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Catalan: en acabat de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Chinese Mandarin: ...以後 /...以后 (...yǐhòu) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Cornish: wosa — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Czech: po — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Danish: efter — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Dutch: na — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Dutch: over — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Esperanto: post — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Estonian: pärast — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Finnish: jälkeen — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Finnish: yli — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • French: après — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Old Frisian: ni — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • West-Frisian: nei — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Friulian: daspò — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Galician: despois de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • German: nach — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 (afar) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Greek: μετά (metá) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Ancient Greek: μετά (metá) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Haitian Creole: apre — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Hebrew: אחרי (aḥaréi) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Hebrew: לאחר (l'aḥar) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Hindi: ... के बाद (... ke bād) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Hungarian: után — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Icelandic: eftir — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Ido: pos — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Indonesian: setelah — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Ingrian: perrää — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Ingrian: peräst — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Interlingua: post — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Interlingua: depois — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Irish: tar éis — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Irish: i ndiaidh — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Italian: seguente — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Italian: dopo — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Japanese: 後に (ato ni) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Kannada: ಬಳಿಕ (baḷika) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Korean: 다음에 (da'eum-e) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Central Kurdish: دوایی (dwayî) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Central Kurdish: دوای ئەوە (dway ewe) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Central Kurdish: پاش ئەوە (paş ewe) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Lao: ຫລັງຈາກ (lang chāk) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Latin: post — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Latin: secundum — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Louisiana Creole: apré — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Macanese: cavâ — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Macedonian: по (po) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Macedonian: после (posle) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Malay: selepas — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Malayalam: ശേഷം (śēṣaṁ) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Malayalam: കഴിഞ്ഞ് (kaḻiññŭ) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Maltese: wara — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Marathi: नंतर (nantar) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Mòcheno: no — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Mongolian: дараа (daraa) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Neapolitan: aroppo — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Norman: oprès — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Norwegian: etter — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Odia: ପରେ (pare) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Old Norse: at — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Old Prussian: pa — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Persian: پس از (pas az) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Persian: بعد از (ba'd az) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Persian: بعد (ba'd-e) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Persian: در پی (dar pi) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Polabian: pü — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Polish: po — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Portuguese: depois de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Proto-Norse: ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Punjabi: مَگروں (magroṉ) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Romanian: după — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Romanian: peste — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Russian: по́сле (pósle) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Northern Sami: maŋŋá — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Scots: efter — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Scots: eftir — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Scottish Gaelic: seach — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏сле — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏слије — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍsle — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍslije — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Slovak: po — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Slovene: po — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Lower Sorbian: pó — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Spanish: después de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Spanish: tras — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Spanish: en pos de — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Swedish: efter — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Tamil: பிறகு (piṟaku) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Thai: หลัง (lǎng) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Tok Pisin: bihain — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Tongan: hili — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Turkish: sonra — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Ukrainian: пі́сля (píslja) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Urdu: ... کے بعد (... ke bād) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Urdu: بعد از (bād-az) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Urdu: پھر (phir) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Vietnamese: sau — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Walloon: après — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Welsh: ar ôl — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Yaghnobi: бад (bad) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Yakut: кэлин (kelin) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Yiddish: נאָך (nokh) — subsequently; following in time; later than
  • Arabic: خَلْفَ (ḵalfa) — behind
  • Arabic: وَرَاء (warāʔ) — behind
  • Arabic: ورا (wara) — behind
  • Arabic: ورا (wara) — behind
  • Armenian: հետո (heto) — behind
  • Bulgarian: зад (zad) — behind
  • Chinese Mandarin: ...後面 /...后面 (...hòumiàn) — behind
  • Czech: po — behind
  • Danish: efter — behind
  • Danish: bagefter — behind
  • Dutch: achter — behind
  • Finnish: taakse — behind
  • Finnish: takana — behind
  • Finnish: jälkeen — behind
  • Finnish: jäljessä — behind
  • French: derrière — behind
  • West-Frisian: efter — behind
  • Galician: detrás de — behind
  • Galician: tras — behind
  • German: hinter — behind
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 (afar) — behind
  • Hebrew: אחרי — behind
  • Hebrew: מאחור — behind
  • Hindi: के पीछे (ke pīche) — behind
  • Hungarian: után — behind
  • Hungarian: mögött — behind
  • Italian: dietro — behind
  • Japanese: ...の後ろに (...no ushiro ni) — behind
  • Korean: 뒤에 (dwi-e) — behind
  • Latin: post — behind
  • Latin: secundum — behind
  • Louisiana Creole: dèriyè — behind
  • Louisiana Creole: dèriyær — behind
  • Malayalam: പിന്നാലെ (pinnāle) — behind
  • Maltese: wara — behind
  • Neapolitan: appriesso — behind
  • Norwegian: etter — behind
  • Norwegian: bak — behind
  • Odia: ପଛରେ (pachare) — behind
  • Old Norse: aptan — behind
  • Old Prussian: pas — behind
  • Polish: za — behind
  • Portuguese: atrás de — behind
  • Romanian: după — behind
  • Romanian: în urmă — behind
  • Russian: за (za) — behind
  • Russian: позади́ (pozadí) — behind
  • Russian: сза́ди (szádi) — behind
  • Scots: efter — behind
  • Scots: eftir — behind
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh — behind
  • Serbo-Croatian: за — behind
  • Serbo-Croatian: иза — behind
  • Serbo-Croatian: za — behind
  • Serbo-Croatian: iza — behind
  • Slovak: za — behind
  • Slovene: za — behind
  • Lower Sorbian: pó — behind
  • Spanish: detrás de — behind
  • Spanish: tras — behind
  • Swedish: efter — behind
  • Swedish: bakom — behind
  • Turkish: arkasında — behind
  • Turkish: ardından — behind
  • Ukrainian: поза́ду (pozádu) — behind
  • Vietnamese: sau — behind
  • Walloon: dirî — behind
  • Walloon: padrî — behind
  • Armenian: ետեւից (etewicʻ) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Armenian: հետեւից (hetewicʻ) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Bulgarian: зад (zad) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Czech: za — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Czech: na — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Danish: efter — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Dutch: achter aan — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Finnish: perään — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Finnish: perässä — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Finnish: jälkeen — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Finnish: jäljessä — in pursuit of, seeking
  • West-Frisian: efter oan — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Galician: tras — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Galician: detrás de — in pursuit of, seeking
  • German: hinter — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Hindi: की खोज में (kī khoj mẽ) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Hungarian: után — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Hungarian: nyomában — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Italian: in seguito — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Korean: 추구하여 (chuguhayeo) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Macedonian: по (po) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Norwegian: etter — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Polish: za — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Portuguese: atrás de — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Romanian: în căutarea — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Romanian: pe urmele — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Russian: за (za) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Russian: в по́исках (v póiskax) — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Northern Sami: oavnnjil — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Scots: efter — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Scots: eftir — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Scottish Gaelic: air — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Serbo-Croatian: за — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Serbo-Croatian: za — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Slovak: za — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Slovak: po — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Slovak: na — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Slovene: za — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Lower Sorbian: pó — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Spanish: tras — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Spanish: detrás de — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Spanish: en pos de — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Swedish: efter — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Turkish: peşinde — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Turkish: ardında — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Turkish: arkasında — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Walloon: après — in pursuit of, seeking
  • Armenian: պատվին (patvin) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Bulgarian: по (po) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Bulgarian: според (spored) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Czech: po — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Czech: podle — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Danish: efter — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Dutch: naar — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Finnish: mukaan — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Finnish: mukaillen — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • French: d'après — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • West-Frisian: neffens — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Galician: por — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • German: nach — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Hungarian: -ról — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Hungarian: -ről — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Italian: da — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Korean: 연유하여 (yeonyuhayeo) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Korean: 따라서 (ttaraseo) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Latin: ab — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Latin: a — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Norwegian: etter — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Old Norse: at — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Old Prussian: pa — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Polish: po — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Polish: w stylu — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Portuguese: por — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Portuguese: segundo — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Russian: в честь (v čestʹ) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Russian: по моти́вам (po motívam) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Russian: по образцу́ (po obrazcú) — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Scots: efter — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Scots: eftir — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏ — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍ — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Slovak: podľa — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Slovak: po — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Slovene: po — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Lower Sorbian: pó — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Spanish: por — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Swedish: efter — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Walloon: d'après — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Walloon: sorlon — in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing
  • Armenian: հետո (heto) — next in importance or rank
  • Bulgarian: след (sled) — next in importance or rank
  • Catalan: després de — next in importance or rank
  • Czech: po — next in importance or rank
  • Danish: efter — next in importance or rank
  • Dutch: na — next in importance or rank
  • Finnish: jälkeen — next in importance or rank
  • Finnish: seuraava — next in importance or rank
  • French: après — next in importance or rank
  • French: derrière — next in importance or rank
  • Old Frisian: ni — next in importance or rank
  • West-Frisian: nei — next in importance or rank
  • Galician: despois de — next in importance or rank
  • German: nach — next in importance or rank
  • Hungarian: után — next in importance or rank
  • Malayalam: കഴിഞ്ഞ് (kaḻiññŭ) — next in importance or rank
  • Maltese: wara — next in importance or rank
  • Norwegian: etter — next in importance or rank
  • Polish: po — next in importance or rank
  • Portuguese: atrás de — next in importance or rank
  • Portuguese: depois de — next in importance or rank
  • Russian: по́сле (pósle) — next in importance or rank
  • Scots: efter — next in importance or rank
  • Scots: eftir — next in importance or rank
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh — next in importance or rank
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏сле — next in importance or rank
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍsle — next in importance or rank
  • Slovak: po — next in importance or rank
  • Slovene: za — next in importance or rank
  • Spanish: después de — next in importance or rank
  • Swedish: efter — next in importance or rank
  • Walloon: après — next in importance or rank
  • Walloon: dirî — next in importance or rank
  • Walloon: padrî — next in importance or rank
  • Armenian: պատճառով (patčaṙov) — as a result of
  • Czech: za — as a result of
  • Danish: efter — as a result of
  • Danish: som følge af — as a result of
  • Dutch: vanwege — as a result of
  • Dutch: door — as a result of
  • Finnish: vuoksi — as a result of
  • Finnish: takia — as a result of
  • Finnish: seurauksena — as a result of
  • French: à cause de — as a result of
  • West-Frisian: om — as a result of
  • West-Frisian: troch — as a result of
  • German: wegen — as a result of
  • Hungarian: miatt — as a result of
  • Italian: per causa di — as a result of
  • Norwegian: etter at — as a result of
  • Polish: za — as a result of
  • Portuguese: devido a — as a result of
  • Portuguese: por causa de — as a result of
  • Romanian: în urma — as a result of
  • Romanian: ca urmare a — as a result of
  • Russian: и́з-за (íz-za) — as a result of
  • Russian: в результа́те (v rezulʹtáte) — as a result of
  • Northern Sami: geažil — as a result of
  • Scots: efter — as a result of
  • Scots: eftir — as a result of
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh — as a result of
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏сле — as a result of
  • Serbo-Croatian: збо̏г — as a result of
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍsle — as a result of
  • Serbo-Croatian: zbȍg — as a result of
  • Slovak: po — as a result of
  • Spanish: debido a — as a result of
  • Spanish: por causa de — as a result of
  • Swedish: efter — as a result of
  • Turkish: sonucunda — as a result of
  • Turkish: sonrasında — as a result of
  • Walloon: a cåze di — as a result of
  • Walloon: di cåze di — as a result of
  • Armenian: հետո (heto) — in spite of
  • Czech: po — in spite of
  • Danish: efter — in spite of
  • Danish: på trods af — in spite of
  • Dutch: ondanks — in spite of
  • Finnish: huolimatta — in spite of
  • French: malgré — in spite of
  • French: malgré le fait que — in spite of
  • West-Frisian: ek al — in spite of
  • Galician: a persar de — in spite of
  • German: trotz — in spite of
  • Hebrew: למרות — in spite of
  • Hungarian: ellenére — in spite of
  • Hungarian: dacára — in spite of
  • Italian: nonostante — in spite of
  • Korean: 하지만 (hajiman) — in spite of
  • Norwegian: etter — in spite of
  • Polish: po — in spite of
  • Portuguese: apesar de — in spite of
  • Russian: по́сле (pósle) — in spite of
  • Scots: efter — in spite of
  • Scots: eftir — in spite of
  • Scottish Gaelic: an dèidh — in spite of
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̏сле — in spite of
  • Serbo-Croatian: уна́точ — in spite of
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȍsle — in spite of
  • Serbo-Croatian: unátoč — in spite of
  • Slovak: po — in spite of
  • Spanish: a pesar de — in spite of
  • Swedish: efter — in spite of
  • Turkish: yerine — in spite of
  • Walloon: mågré — in spite of
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