prep. [ Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See After, Aft, By. ] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from;
Abaft the beam.
adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern; aft;
adv. & a. [ AS. æftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After. ] (Naut.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ AS. æfter after, behind; akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr.
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
After body (Naut.),
prep.
Codrus after Ph&unr_;bus sings the best. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. Matt. xxvi. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye shall not go after other gods. Deut. vi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
After whom is the king of Israel come out? 1 Sam. xxiv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
To name or
call after
Our eldest son was named George after his uncle. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. Isa. xi. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. Rom. viii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
After all,
After (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.)
One after another,
To be after,
adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward;
It was about the space of three hours after. Acts. v. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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, a., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, when they are expelled from the womb after delivery. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]
n. A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A second crop or harvest in the same year. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The time just after dinner. “An after-dinner's sleep.” Shak. [ Obs. ] --
n. Aftergrass. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To look after. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Aftergame at Irish,
n. A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [ Obs. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ After + math. See Math. ] A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Mentioned afterwards;
a. superl. [ OE. eftemest, AS. æftemest, akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings -te, -me, -st. ]
n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Mus.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. (Med.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.
n.
n.
adj.
n. (Psychol.) A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Zool.) The hypoptilum. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n. same as after-shave lotion.
n.
n. A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use. “After-wit comes too late when the mischief is done.” L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Naut.) Nearest the stern. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. sing. & pl. Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft;
adj.
adj.
prep. After. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]