Synonym: because of, behind, despite, following, in search of, in spite of, next, subsequent. Antonym: before. Similar words: after all, go after, take after, look after, afterward, one after another, after school, after a while. Meaning: ['ɑːftə] adj. located farther aft. adv. 1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time 2. behind or in the rear.
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211. I'm not surprised you feel sick after guzzling three ice-creams!
212. After leaving school, she spent a year travelling, mostly in Africa and Asia.
213. After a five-hour meeting, we finally nailed down a deal.
214. He still yearned after her, even after all these years.
215. After the president fled the country, the palace was plundered by soldiers.
216. He quit his job after an argument with a colleague.
217. After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame.
218. He gave up his job as a police officer after his partner was killed.
219. Do not undertake strenuous exercise for a few hours after a meal to allow food to digest.
220. He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
221. Those days when we were together appear in my mind time after time, because they were so joyful, happy, blest, disappointing, sad and painful.
222. The hotel felt like paradise after two weeks of camping.
223. When I got up to him,I could see that he was one of my friends after all.
224. Richards claimed he acted in self-defence after Pagett opened fire on him during a siege.
225. He was overcome with nausea after eating some bad food.
226. The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses.
227. You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
228. Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
229. The all clear was sounded about 10 minutes after the alert was given.
230. Everyman should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
231. I think he's a little weary after his long journey.
232. He'd gone to Seattle long after everything else in his life had changed.
233. After their worst quarrel, Jim and Mary wondered if they should live apart for a time to try to improve their relationship.
234. After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
235. After extensive research[sentencedict .com], Albert Hoffman first succeeded in synthesizing the acid in 1938.
236. She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe.
237. The swing door will resile automatically after it has been opened.
238. After the war the county's economy was in dire straits.
239. After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.
240. After university she was still undecided as to what career she wanted to pursue.
More similar words: after all, go after, take after, look after, afterward, one after another, after school, after a while, day after day, year after year, draft, craft, often, soften, gifted, aircraft, fifteen, more often than not, term, outer, water, meter, alter, later, letter, terms, voter, mutter, shelter, foster.