Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated)Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

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

    The after gun is mounted aft.

    The after gun is abaft the forward gun.

More definitions
  • located farther aft

Examples

10617 sentences
  1. The nurse looked after the babies.

    Медсестра доглядала за немовлятами. — deniko

  2. The baby takes after his mother.

    Дитина схожа на матір. — Sashka

    ruМалыш похож на мать. — marafon

    deDas Baby kommt nach seiner Mutter. — Tamy

  3. The dog ran after a fox.

    Пес погнався за лисицею. — aandrusiak

    ruСобака побежала за лисой. — Hellerick

  4. He arrived after I had left.

    Він приїхав після того, як я поїхав. — deniko

    ruОн пришёл после того, как я ушёл. — odexed

    deEr kam an, nachdem ich gegangen war. — Yorwba

  5. We're leaving the day after tomorrow.

    Ми від'їжджаємо післязавтра. — ChickenKiev

    ruМы уезжаем послезавтра. — marafon

    deWir fahren übermorgen ab. — Alois

Origin

From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from P

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”).

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