Phrase Hound found 370 phrases and 301 compound words that contain after. The most common are listed below. Open after in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 370
- after allanyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.
- after the factAfter the occurrence of some action or event, such as a crime or the formation of a contract.
- day afterthe next day.
- look afterTo follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
- before-and-afterDescribing a pair of images showing the difference made by a specified treatment
- days afterplural of day after: the next day.
- after darkAfter nightfall; at night.
- go afterTo pursue in attempt to catch another.
- named aftersimple past and past participle of name after
- morning afterThe morning after a night of drinking, when one feels its after-effects and is hungover.
- Hours After
- after-schoolAlternative form of afterschool: Taking place immediately after school classes.
- after a whilegoodbye; see you
- after-partyA party that happens after an official, often public, party or event.
- Long After
- come afterTo pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
- take afterTo resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
- happily ever afterChiefly preceded by he, she, they, etc., lived: often used as a formulaic ending in fairy tales, stories for children, and similar works: in a state of happiness for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives.
- looked aftersimple past and past participle of look after
- after-lifeAlternative spelling of afterlife: A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
- run afterTo follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
- one after anotherIn single file.
- ever afterforever, for eternity
- after-fiveOf or pertaining to clothing that is worn for semiformal events and activities.
- After Midnight
Compound words 301
- afternoonThe part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
- thereafterAfter that time, from then on; thenceforth.
- hereinafterIn the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
- afterlifeA conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
- afterthoughtA reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
- afterwardAlternative form of afterwards: At a later or succeeding time; after that;
- afterwordan epilogue.
- afterbirthThe placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.
- afterschoolTaking place immediately after school classes.
- afterclapAn additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.