- adjective
1. Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
- adverb
2. Behind; later in time; following.
“I left the room, and the dog bounded after.”
- preposition
3. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
“The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.”
- conjunction
4. Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
“I went home after we had decided to call it a day.”