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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːftər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæftɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(af′tər, äf′-)

Collocations for "after"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "after" in context.

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after

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
prep
  1. after the [movie, meeting, vacation, class]
  2. tell me after [class]
  3. after the [end, last]
  4. after [lunch, sunset]
  5. [day, week] after [day, week]
  6. life after [death, divorce, 40]
  7. [money] comes after [health]
  8. [asked, inquired] after you
  9. a [man, woman] after my own heart
  10. came one after another
  11. [one] comes after [the other]
  12. [cleans, tidies up] after [him, himself]
  13. [closed the door, turned off the lights] after her
  14. after all, (it's worth a try, she is your sister)
  15. after all his [troubles, worries, problems]
  16. after what [has happened, she said]
  17. (not) after [what, all that's] happened
  18. after all I've done for you!
  19. named after [her grandfather, his father, their favorite singer]
  20. after you, [please, I insist]
  21. after [a while, a few minutes, an hour]
  22. after his [arrival, death]
  23. after [arriving]
  24. then, after that
  25. she's after [me, your job, a pay raise]
  26. what are you after?
adv
  1. [placed, ranked, positioned] after
  2. placed [shortly, immediately, long] after
  3. lived happily ever after
  4. now and [for ever, forever] after
conj
  1. after you have [finished, tidied up]
'after' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "after" in the title:

" I usually go to gyms or parks after work = it's my habit or routine "? - English Only forum
__ hours later after someone does - English Only forum
-ed adjectives come after noun - English Only forum
-ing form after a sentence - English Only forum
-Ing or infinitive after "help"? - English Only forum
, after reading that ad, - English Only forum
, where or after..... - English Only forum
: or , after Dear Mr ... - English Only forum
. . .although a bowl of hot chili or hot soup always tastes better after a brisk walk in the winter. - English Only forum
. The Internet has learned ... after Mason Jones jumped [structure?] - English Only forum
... after I had opened the window?? - English Only forum
... after we introduced the topic and completed some exercises in class."(tenses) - English Only forum
... not used to her looking after the baby - English Only forum
... or - [ellipses / em dash after 'because'] - English Only forum
... summer but, after 17 games... - English Only forum
... will (do) - leaving words out after auxiliaries - English Only forum
...; but... - but after a semicolon - English Only forum
..…"on the five day after his father's death"? Or.... the five day after his father's death "? (Without 'on') - English Only forum
...after returning to your respective countries. - English Only forum
…"after work auction" by Italian police where things shown/found/kept/hidden on the trains were sold to… - English Only forum
...as we know it [after a plural] - English Only forum
...by (after) buying Kraft’s American Pizza business - English Only forum
...in looking back after Edmond... - English Only forum
"...side" he says. “You ...." [period after 'says'?] - English Only forum
..shell, from which after sunset come tentacles into being.. - English Only forum
''for'' and "by'' when use together, one after another - English Only forum
''To'' after a modal[Could] - English Only forum
'adverb' after be verb - English Only forum
'after a while' - how long is it in fact? - English Only forum
'After the class' at the beginning or end? - English Only forum
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