Behind; in the rear: as, to follow after.Later in time; afterward: as, it was about the space of three hours after.Behind in place: as, men placed in a line one after another.Later in time than; in succession to; at the close of: as, after supper.In pursuit of; in search of; with or in desire for.In imitation of, or in imitation of the style of: as, to make a thing after a model; after the French; after the antique; after Raphael.According to; in proportion to; in accordance with: as, “after their intrinsic value,” Bacon, War with Spain.According to the nature of; in agreement or unison with; in conformity to.Below in rank or excellence; next to: as, Milton is usually placed after Shakspere among English poets.Concerning: as, to inquire after a person.Subsequent to and in consequence of: as, after what has happened I can never return.Subsequent to the time that.Synonyms Behind, After. See behind.Later in time; subsequent; succeeding: as, an after period of life.Naut,: Further aft, or toward the stern of the ship: as, the after-sails; the after-hatch-way.Pertaining to the after-body of a ship: as, after-timbers.In mineralogy, derived from; having the form of: said of pseudomorphs, which retain only the form of the original mineral: as, malachite pseudomorph after cuprite; cassiterite pseudomorph after feldspar. See pseudomorph.