After

//ˈɑːftə//

Synonyms for "after" (120 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (24)

Strong matches (36)

Related words (60)

Related word relations

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Antonyms

1 entries

before

Synonyms

22 entries

about according to aft afterwards because of behind consecutive ensuing following hind later next rear rearmost since subsequent

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Related terms

3 entries

abaft aft eft

coordinate

1 entries

before

derived

106 entries

a day after the fair accessary after the fact accessory after the fact after Saturday comes Sunday after a fashion after a while after all after all is said and done after dark after hours after image journal after me the deluge after one's own heart after one's own soul after school special after the Lord Mayor's show

Showing 16 of 106 words.

distinct from

2 entries

before middle

has a

1 entries

mowed lawn trim trees

has context

4 entries

irish nautical preceded by form of be where frame of reference is within ship

related to

41 entries

abaft according to adverb aft afterwards aim all done allusion before before and behind but but later concerning done eft

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similar

2 entries

aft

Translations

529 translations across 119 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

уашҭан prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Adyghe

2 entries

иуж adv (behind; later in time; following)
иужым adv (behind; later in time; following)

Afrikaans

1 entries

na prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Albanian

4 entries

mbas adv (behind; later in time; following)
pas adv (behind; later in time; following)
pasi adv (behind; later in time; following)
pas prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Amharic

1 entries

በኋላ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

μετά prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Arabic

4 entries

بعد adv (behind; later in time; following)
بَعَد adv (behind; later in time; following)
بَعْدَمَا conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Armenian

4 entries

հետո adv (behind; later in time; following)
ետևից prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
հետո prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
հետո prep (behind)

Aromanian

4 entries

dipu prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
dipã prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
dupu prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
dupã prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

sonra adv (behind; later in time; following)

Baluchi

1 entries

بعد چہ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Belarusian

2 entries

пасля́ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
по́сле prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Bengali

2 entries

বাদে adv (behind; later in time; following)
পরে prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Bulgarian

4 entries

зад adv (behind; later in time; following)
след като conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
зад prep (behind)
зад prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries

пак adv (behind; later in time; following)

Catalan

4 entries

acabat adv (behind; later in time; following)
després adv (behind; later in time; following)
en acabat adv (behind; later in time; following)
més tard adv (behind; later in time; following)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

دوای ئەوە prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
دوایی prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
پاش ئەوە prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Chamicuro

1 entries

yajtikini adv (behind; later in time; following)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

之後 /之后 adv (behind; later in time; following)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

以后 adv (behind; later in time; following)
...以後 /...以后 prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
...後面 /...后面 prep (behind)

Chinook Jargon

1 entries

kĭm'-tah adv (behind; later in time; following)

Cornish

1 entries

wosa prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Czech

4 entries

potom adv (behind; later in time; following)
na prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
po prep (behind)

Dalmatian

1 entries

dapú adv (behind; later in time; following)

Danish

4 entries

efter adv (behind; later in time; following)
senere adv (behind; later in time; following)
bagefter prep (behind)
efter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Dutch

4 entries

achter adv (behind; later in time; following)
na adv (behind; later in time; following)
nadat conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
achter prep (behind)

Esperanto

1 entries

post prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Estonian

1 entries

pärast prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Finnish

4 entries

myöhemmin adv (behind; later in time; following)
kun conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
sen jälkeen, kun conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
huolimatta prep (in spite of)

French

4 entries

après adv (behind; later in time; following)
après de conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
après que conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
après prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Friulian

2 entries

daspò adv (behind; later in time; following)
daspò prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Galician

4 entries

despois adv (behind; later in time; following)
a persar de prep (in spite of)
despois de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
despois de prep (next in importance or rank)

Georgian

2 entries

შემდგომ adv (behind; later in time; following)
შემდეგ adv (behind; later in time; following)

German

4 entries

darauf adv (behind; later in time; following)
hinterher adv (behind; later in time; following)
nachdem conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
hinter prep (behind)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 prep (behind)

Greek

4 entries

έπειτα adv (behind; later in time; following)
κατόπιν adv (behind; later in time; following)
ύστερα adv (behind; later in time; following)
αφού conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

apre prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Hebrew

4 entries

אחרי prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
אחרי prep (behind)
לאחר prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
למרות prep (in spite of)

Hindi

4 entries

उपरांत adv (behind; later in time; following)
पश्चात adv (behind; later in time; following)
... के बाद prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
की खोज में prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Hungarian

4 entries

utána adv (behind; later in time; following)
miután conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
dacára prep (in spite of)
ellenére prep (in spite of)

Icelandic

2 entries

eftir adv (behind; later in time; following)
eftir prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Ido

2 entries

pose adv (behind; later in time; following)
pos prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Indonesian

1 entries

setelah prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Ingrian

2 entries

perrää prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
peräst prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Interlingua

2 entries

depois prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
post prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Irish

3 entries

tar éis adv (behind; later in time; following)
i ndiaidh prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
tar éis prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Istriot

1 entries

duopo adv (behind; later in time; following)

Italian

4 entries

dopo adv (behind; later in time; following)
poi adv (behind; later in time; following)
dopo conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
da prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)

Japanese

4 entries

のちに adv (behind; later in time; following)
後で adv (behind; later in time; following)
...の後ろに prep (behind)
後に prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Kaingang

1 entries

kar kỹ adv (behind; later in time; following)

Kannada

1 entries

ಬಳಿಕ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Korean

4 entries

다음에 adv (behind; later in time; following)
앞으로 adv (behind; later in time; following)
다음에 prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
뒤에 prep (behind)

Lao

2 entries

ຫລັງຈາກ conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
ຫລັງຈາກ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Latin

4 entries

post adv (behind; later in time; following)
postquam conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
a prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)
ab prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)

Latvian

1 entries

pēc adv (behind; later in time; following)

Louisiana Creole

4 entries

apré adv (behind; later in time; following)
apré prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
dèriyær prep (behind)
dèriyè prep (behind)

Low German

1 entries

achterher adv (behind; later in time; following)

Lower Sorbian

4 entries

pó prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
pó prep (behind)
pó prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
pó prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

nodeem adv (behind; later in time; following)

Macanese

1 entries

cavâ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Macedonian

3 entries

по prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
по prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
после prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Malay

1 entries

selepas prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Malayalam

4 entries

ശേഷം adv (behind; later in time; following)
ശേഷം conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
കഴിഞ്ഞ് prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
കഴിഞ്ഞ് prep (next in importance or rank)

Maltese

3 entries

wara prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
wara prep (behind)
wara prep (next in importance or rank)

Marathi

1 entries

नंतर prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Mòcheno

1 entries

no prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Neapolitan

3 entries

appriesso adv (behind; later in time; following)
appriesso prep (behind)
aroppo prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

ɓaȃɗa conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)

Norman

1 entries

oprès prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Northern Sami

4 entries

maŋŋá adv (behind; later in time; following)
geažil prep (as a result of)
maŋŋá prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
oavnnjil prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Norwegian

4 entries

bak prep (behind)
etter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
etter prep (behind)
etter prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

etter adv (behind; later in time; following)
etterpå adv (behind; later in time; following)
seinere adv (behind; later in time; following)
senere adv (behind; later in time; following)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

etter adv (behind; later in time; following)
etterpå adv (behind; later in time; following)
seinare adv (behind; later in time; following)
etter conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)

Occitan

2 entries

aprèp adv (behind; later in time; following)
après adv (behind; later in time; following)

Odia

2 entries

ପଛରେ prep (behind)
ପରେ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Ojibwe

1 entries

ishkwaa adv (behind; later in time; following)

Old English

1 entries

æfter þām þe conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)

Old Frisian

2 entries

ni prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
ni prep (next in importance or rank)

Old Norse

3 entries

aptan prep (behind)
at prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
at prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)

Old Prussian

3 entries

pa prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
pa prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)
pas prep (behind)

Persian

4 entries

پس از adv (behind; later in time; following)
بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
بعد از prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
در پی prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Polabian

1 entries

pü prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Polish

4 entries

potem adv (behind; later in time; following)
po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
po prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)
po prep (next in importance or rank)

Portuguese

4 entries

depois adv (behind; later in time; following)
depois de conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
apesar de prep (in spite of)
atrás de prep (behind)

Proto-Norse

1 entries

ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Punjabi

2 entries

مَگروں adv (behind; later in time; following)
مَگروں prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Romanian

4 entries

după adv (behind; later in time; following)
ca urmare a prep (as a result of)
după prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
după prep (behind)

Russian

4 entries

по́сле adv (behind; later in time; following)
пото́м adv (behind; later in time; following)
по́сле того́, как conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
в по́исках prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Sanskrit

1 entries

पश्चात् adv (behind; later in time; following)

Sardinian

3 entries

dabosca adv (behind; later in time; following)
posca adv (behind; later in time; following)
postis adv (behind; later in time; following)

Saterland Frisian

1 entries

ätter adv (behind; later in time; following)

Scots

4 entries

efter adv (behind; later in time; following)
eftir adv (behind; later in time; following)
efter conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
eftir conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

an dèidh làimhe adv (behind; later in time; following)
an dèidh sin adv (behind; later in time; following)
an dèidh do conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
air prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

pȍsle adv (behind; later in time; following)
по̏сле adv (behind; later in time; following)
iza prep (behind)
pȍ prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)

Shan

1 entries

ဝၢႆး adv (behind; later in time; following)

Sicilian

2 entries

doppu adv (behind; later in time; following)
dopu adv (behind; later in time; following)

Slovak

4 entries

potom adv (behind; later in time; following)
potom čo conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
na prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Slovene

4 entries

po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
po prep (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing)
za prep (behind)
za prep (in pursuit of, seeking)

Somali

1 entries

kaddib adv (behind; later in time; following)

Southern Ohlone

1 entries

itsa adv (behind; later in time; following)

Spanish

4 entries

después adv (behind; later in time; following)
después conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
a pesar de prep (in spite of)
debido a prep (as a result of)

Swahili

1 entries

baada adv (behind; later in time; following)

Swedish

4 entries

efter adv (behind; later in time; following)
senare adv (behind; later in time; following)
bakom prep (behind)
efter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Tamil

1 entries

பிறகு prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Thai

2 entries

หลัง adv (behind; later in time; following)
หลัง prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Tok Pisin

2 entries

bihain adv (behind; later in time; following)
bihain prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Tongan

1 entries

hili prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Turkish

4 entries

sonra adv (behind; later in time; following)
ardında prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
ardından prep (behind)
arkasında prep (behind)

Ukrainian

3 entries

пі́сля то́го, як conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
поза́ду prep (behind)
пі́сля prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Urdu

3 entries

... کے بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
بعد از prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
پھر prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Venetan

1 entries

dapò adv (behind; later in time; following)

Vietnamese

3 entries

sau adv (behind; later in time; following)
sau prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
sau prep (behind)

Waigali

1 entries

potom adv (behind; later in time; following)

Walloon

4 entries

après (with "çoula" or "ça") adv (behind; later in time; following)
padrî adv (behind; later in time; following)
a cåze di prep (as a result of)
après prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Welsh

1 entries

ar ôl prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

West-Frisian

4 entries

nei adv (behind; later in time; following)
efter prep (behind)
efter oan prep (in pursuit of, seeking)
ek al prep (in spite of)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

бад prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Yakut

1 entries

кэлин prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Yiddish

2 entries

נאָך דעם וואָס conj (signifies that the action of its clause takes place before the action of the other clause)
נאָך prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)

Sample sentences

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After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.

Source: tatoeba (1396)

Pull into shape after washing.

Source: tatoeba (1573)

Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.

Source: tatoeba (1968)

On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.

Source: tatoeba (2269)

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