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Webster 1913 Edition

After

Aft′er

(ȧft′tẽr)
,
Adj.
[AS.
æfter
after, behind; akin to Goth.
aftaro
,
aftra
, backwards, Icel.
aptr
, Sw. and Dan.
efter
, OHG.
aftar
behind, Dutch and LG.
achter
, Gr.
ἀπωτέρω
further off. The ending
-ter
is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally
-ther
(as in
other
), and
after
is a compar. of
of
,
off
. √194. See
Of
; cf.
Aft
.]
1.
Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding;
as, an
after
period of life
.
Marshall.
☞ In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, after-ages, after-act, after-days, after-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning.
2.
Hinder; nearer the rear.
(Naut.)
To ward the stern of the ship; – applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
It is often combined with its noun;
as,
after
-bowlines,
after
-braces,
after
-sails,
after
-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts
.
After body
(Naut.)
,
the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.

Aft′er

,
p
rep.
1.
Behind in place;
as, men in line one
after
another
.
“Shut doors after you.”
Shak.
2.
Below in rank; next to in order.
Shak.
Codrus
after
Ph[GREEK]bus sings the best.
Dryden.
3.
Later in time; subsequent;
as,
after
supper,
after
three days
. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
After
I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
Matt. xxvi. 32.
4.
Subsequent to and in consequence of;
as,
after
what you have said, I shall be careful
.
5.
Subsequent to and notwithstanding;
as,
after
all our advice, you took that course
.
6.
Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
Ye shall not go
after
other gods.
Deut. vi. 14.
After
whom is the king of Israel come out?
1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
7.
Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to;
as, to look
after
workmen; to inquire
after
a friend; to thirst
after
righteousness.
8.
In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of;
as, to make a thing
after
a model; a picture
after
Rubens; the boy takes
after
his father.
To name
or
call after
,
to name like and reference to.
Our eldest son was
named
George
after
his uncle.
Goldsmith.
9.
According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of;
as, he acted
after
his kind
.
He shall not judge
after
the sight of his eyes.
Isa. xi. 3.
They that are
after
the flesh do mind the things of the flesh.
Rom. viii. 5.
10.
According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
[Archaic]
He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not
after
their intrinsic value.
Bacon.
After all
,
when everything has been considered; upon the whole.
–
After
(with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.)
successively.
–
One after another
,
successively.
–
To be after
,
to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get;
as, he is
after
money
.

Aft′er

,
adv.
Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward;
as, he follows
after
.
It was about the space of three hours
after
.
Acts. v. 7.
☞ After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after- described, after-dinner, after-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun. See
Note
under
After
,
Adj.
, 1.

Webster 1828 Edition

After

'AFTER

,
Adj.
[The comparative degree of aft. But is some Teutonic dialects it is written with g.]
1.
In marine language, more aft, or towards the stern of the ship; as, the after sails; after hatchway.
2.
In common language, later in time; as, an after period of life.
In this sense, the word is often combined with the following noun; as in afternoon.

'AFTER

, prep.
1.
Behind in place; as, men placed in a line one after another.
2.
Later in time; as, after supper. This word often precedes a sentence, as a governing preposition.
After I have arisen, I will go before you into Galilee. Math. 26.
3.
In pursuit of, that is, moving behind, following; in search of.
After whom is the king of Israel come out? 1Sam. 24.
Ye shall not go after other Gods. Deut. 6.
4.
In imitation of; as, to make a thing after a model.
5.
According to; as, consider a thing after its intrinsic value.
6.
According to the direction and influence of.
To walk after the flesh; to live after the flesh. Rom. 8.
To judge after the sight of the eye. Is. 11.
To inquire after is to seek by asking; to ask concerning.
To follow after, in scripture, is to pursue, or imitate; to serve, or worship.

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