the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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After
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
(2):
(prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
(3):
(a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
(4):
(a.) Hinder; nearer the rear.
(5):
(prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
(6):
(prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
(7):
(prep.) Below in rank; next to in order.
(8):
(a.) To ward the stern of the ship; - applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
(9):
(prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
(10):
(prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
(11):
(prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
(12):
(adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
(13):
(prep.) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father.
(14):
(prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'After'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/after.html. 1828.
