AFTER
What does "AFTER" mean?
Following in time, place, or order; later than something else.
Meanings
- Later in time than; following. We'll talk after lunch.
- Behind in place or order; following in position. Z comes after Y.
- In pursuit of or in search of. The dog tore off after the squirrel.
- In imitation of or in honour of. She was named after her grandmother.
- Following the time when. Call me after you land.
- Later; subsequent, especially of years or parts of a ship. In after years she rarely spoke of it. archaic
Did you know?
- A ship's 'aft' (the rear) and the everyday word 'after' grow from the same Old English root meaning 'behind, away' - one sense stayed at sea, the other moved into time.
Word origin
From Old English 'æfter', built on a Germanic comparative of 'af' (off, away) - so 'after' originally meant 'further off, behind', a sense it still carries in space and time.
Remember it
AFTER starts with AFT - the back of a ship - because 'after' originally meant 'behind'.
A little poem
The party long gone,
two glasses and the small hum
of after, after.
haiku
What it teaches
There is no 'after' until you let go of the moment you are in; sequence is the price of motion.
Quick facts
What does AFTER mean?
Following in time, place, or order; later than something else.
Is AFTER a valid word?
Yes — AFTER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AFTER?
AFTER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AFTER come from?
From Old English 'æfter', built on a Germanic comparative of 'af' (off, away) - so 'after' originally meant 'further off, behind', a sense it still carries in space and time.
What can AFTER teach us?
There is no 'after' until you let go of the moment you are in; sequence is the price of motion.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.