After
####When a particular event or time has happened, or when someone has done something
e.g. After the war many soldiers stayed in France.
e.g. I go swimming every day after work.
e.g. After ten minutes remove the cake from the oven.
e.g. You’ll get used to it after a while.
####After doing something
e.g. After leaving school, Mackay worked in a restaurant for a year.
####Following someone or something else in a list or a piece of writing, or in order of importance
e.g. Whose name is after yours on the list?
e.g. The date should be written after the address.
####Used when telling the time to say how many minutes have passed since a particular hour
e.g. The movie starts at a quarter (=fifteen minutes) after seven. [in AmE]
e.g. The movie starts at a quarter (=fifteen minutes) past seven. [in BrE]
####Following someone in order to stop or speak to them
e.g. Go after him and apologize.
e.g. I heard someone running after me
####When someone has left a place or has finished doing something
e.g. Remember to close the door after you.
e.g. I spend all day cleaning up after the kids.
####When you have passed a particular place or travelled a certain distance along a road
e.g. Turn left after the hotel.
e.g. After a mile you will come to a crossroads.
####Used to say who or what first had the name that someone or something has been given
e.g. His name him after his grandfather.
e.g. It was named Waterloo Bridge, after the famous battle.
####Used to say politely that someone else can use or do something before you do
e.g. ‘Do you need the copier?’ ‘After you.’
Sources:
Cambridge dictionary
Longman dictionary
Oxford dictionary
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