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Common
prep
•
Subsequently
to;
following
in time
;
later
than.
•
Behind.
•
In
pursuit
of,
seeking
.
•
In
allusion
to, in
imitation
of;
following
or
referencing
.
•
Next in
importance
or
rank
.
•
As a result
of.
•
In spite of
.
•
In Irish English:
Used to
indicate
recent
completion
of an
activity
•
According to
an
author
or
text
.
•
Denoting
the
aim
or
object
;
concerning
;
in relation to
.
•
According to
the
direction
and
influence
of; in
proportion
to;
befitting
.
adj
•
Later
;
second
(of two); next,
following
,
subsequent
•
In Nautical:
At or towards the
stern
of a
ship
.
adv
•
Behind;
later
in time
;
following
.
conj
•
Signifies
that the
action
of the
clause
it
starts
takes place
before the
action
of the other
clause
.
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during
upon
once
by
for
prior
until
with
when
to
in
through
from
within
at
over
throughout
till
about
under
on
without
coveted
sought
prized
end
talked
rather than
ever since
out of
even as
instead of
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after
English
after
Middle English (1100-1500)
æfter
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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