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After [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In marine language, more aft, or towards the stern of the ship; as, the after sails; after hatchway.

2. In common language, later in time; as, an after period of life.

3. In this sense, the word is often combined with the following noun; as in afternoon.

After [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Posterior; later in time; as, it was about the space of three hours after In this sense, the word, however, is really a preposition, the object being understood; about three hours after the time or fact before specified.

2. After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its genuine signification. Some of the following words are of this kind, but in some of them after seems rather to be a separate word.

After [Preposition] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Behind in place; as, men placed in a line one after another.

2. Later in time; as, after supper. This word often precedes a sentence, as a governing preposition.

3. After I have arisen, I will go before you into Galilee. Math. 26.

4. In pursuit of, that is, moving behind, following; in search of.

5. After whom is the king of Israel come out? 1 Samuel 24:8 .

6. Ye shall not go after other Gods. Deuteronomy 6:14 .

7. In imitation of; as, to make a thing after a model.

8. According to; as, consider a thing after its intrinsic value.

9. According to the direction and influence of.

10. To walk after the flesh; to live after the flesh. Romans 8:1 .

11. To judge after the sight of the eye. Isaiah 11:3 .

12. To inquire after is to seek by asking; to ask concerning.

13. To follow after in scripture, is to pursue, or imitate; to serve, or worship.

After [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.

2. Hinder; nearer the rear.

3. To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.

After [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.

After [Preposition] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.

2. Below in rank; next to in order.

3. Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.

4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.

5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.

6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.

7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.

8. 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.

9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.

10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.

After damp Webster's Dictionary 1913

An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid.

After-account [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A subsequent reckoning.

After-act [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A subsequent act.

After-ages [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Later ages; succeeding times. After-age, in the singular, is not improper.

2. 'AFTER ALL , is a phrase, signifying, when all has been considered, said or done; at last; in the final result.

After-band [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A future band.

After-birth [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The appendages of the fetus, called also secundines.

After-clap [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An unexpected, subsequent event; something happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.

After-comer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A successor.

After-comfort [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Future comfort

After-conduct [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Subsequent behavior.

After-conviction [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

'AFTER-CONVIC'TION , n Future conviction.

After-cost [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Later cost; expense after the execution of the main design.

After-course [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Future course.

After-crop [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The second crop in the same year.

After-days [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Future days.

After-dinner [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap.

After-dinner [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The time just after dinner.

After-eatage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Part of the increase of the same year. [Local.]

After-eatage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Aftergrass.

After-endeavor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An endeavor after the first or former effort.

After-game [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A subsequent scheme, or expedient.

Sequence Roget’s Thesaurus §63

N. sequence, coming after, going after &c. # (following) 281, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines

V. succeed, come after, come on, come next, follow, ensue, step into the shoes of, alternate, place after, suffix, append

Adj. succeeding, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior

Adv. after, subsequently, behind

Posteriority Roget’s Thesaurus §117

N. posteriority, succession, sequence, following, subsequence, supervention, futurity, successor, sequel, remainder, reversion

V. follow after, come after, go after, succeed, supervene, ensue, occur, step into the shoes of

Adj. subsequent, posterior, following, after, later, succeeding, postliminious, postnate, postdiluvial, postdiluvian, puisne|, posthumous, future, afterdinner, postprandial

Adv. subsequently, after, afterwards, since, later, at a subsequent, at a later period, at a later date, next, in the sequel, close upon, thereafter, thereupon, upon which, eftsoons|, from that time, from that moment, after a while, after a time, in process of time

Rear Roget’s Thesaurus §235

N. rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, # background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield

V. be behind, fall astern, bend backwards, bring up the rear

Adj. back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal

Adv. behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward

Phr. ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin

Sequence Roget’s Thesaurus §281

N. sequence, coming after, (time) 117, following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train

V. follow, pursue, go after, fly after, attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog, tread in the steps of, tread close upon, be in the wake of, be in the trail of, be in the rear of, go in the wake of, go in the trail of, go in the rear of, follow in the wake of, follow in the trail of, follow in the rear of, follow as a shadow, hang on the skirts of, tread on the heels of, follow on the heels of, camp on the trail

Adj. subsequent, next, succeeding, following

Adv. behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after, (time) 117

Pursuit Roget’s Thesaurus §622

N. pursuit, pursuing, prosecution, pursuance, enterprise, business, adventure, quest, scramble, hue and cry, game, hobby, still-hunt, chase, hunt, battue, race, steeple chase, hunting, coursing, venation, venery, fox chase, sport, sporting, shooting, angling, fishing, hawking, shikar, pursuer, hunter, huntsman, shikari, sportsman, nimrod, hound

V. pursue, prosecute, follow, run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after, shadow, carry on, engage in, set about, endeavor, court seek, aim at, follow the trail, fish for, press on, run a race, chase, give chase, course, dog, hunt, hound, tread on the heels, follow on the heels of, &c. (sequence) 281, rush upon, rush headlong ride full tilt at, run full tilt at, make a leap at, jump at, snatch at run down, start game, tread a path, take a course, hold- a course, shape one's steps, direct one's steps, bend one's steps, course, play a game, fight one's way, elbow one's way, follow up, take to, take up, go in for, ride one's hobby

Adj. pursuing, in quest of in pursuit, in full cry, in hot pursuit, on the scent

Adv. in pursuance of, after

Int. tallyho, yoicks, soho

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Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every bird of flight after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

Genesis 1:25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Genesis 4:17

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

Genesis 5:3

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

Genesis 5:4

And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:7

And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:19

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:32

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Genesis 6:20

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.