After

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/

के बाद; बाद में; पीछे; के पीछे/पीछे-पीछे; की तलाश में; के नाम पर/के अनुसार; के परिणामस्वरूप; के बावजूद

Origin & History

From Old English æfter (“behind, later; according to”), from Proto-Germanic *aftera-, related to Dutch achter and German after/achter.

पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी æfter (“पीछे, बाद में; के अनुसार”) से, जो प्रोटो-जर्मैनिक *aftera- से निकला; डच achter और जर्मन after/achter से संबंधित।

Definition

Afteris used to show time (later than), order/rank (next following), position (behind), pursuit (seeking), reference/imitation (named after), cause/result (because of), or concession (in spite of).

After” का प्रयोग समय (…के बाद), क्रम/पद (अगला), स्थान (पीछे), पीछा/तलाश (…की खोज में), संदर्भ/अनुकरण (…के नाम पर/के अनुसार), कारण/परिणाम (…के कारण/परिणामस्वरूप) और विरोध के बावजूद (…के बावजूद) के लिए होता है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
Take the after seat, not the front one.
Adverb:
The dog ran after.
Preposition:
We met after lunch.
Conjunction:
I left after we finished the meeting.

Usage Examples

The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.
He walked after me into the room.
She is after a new job.
We named him after his grandfather.
After your rude behavior, you must apologize.
After all that happened, they are still friends.
I looked after the kids while she was away.
I went home after we decided to call it a day.

Synonyms

Later Subsequently Following Behind In pursuit of Post

Antonyms

Before Prior to Ahead of Earlier

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

After all
आखिरकार; सब कुछ होने के बावजूद
After you
आप पहले (शिष्टाचार में कहा जाता है)
Look after
देखभाल करना; ध्यान रखना
Go after
पीछा करना; पाने की कोशिश करना
Be after someone/something
किसी के पीछे पड़ना; किसी चीज़ की तलाश/चाह में होना
Day after day
दिन-ब-दिन; लगातार कई दिनों तक
One after another
एक के बाद एक