From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
After \Aft"er\, prep.
1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. "Shut
doors after you." --Shak.
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2. Below in rank; next to in order. --Shak.
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Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. --Dryden.
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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.
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After I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee. --Matt. xxvi.
32.
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4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you
have said, I shall be careful.
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5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our
advice, you took that course.
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6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in
pursuit of.
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Ye shall not go after other gods. --Deut. vi.
14.
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After whom is the king of Israel come out? --1 Sam.
xxiv. 14.
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7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to;
as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to
thirst after righteousness.
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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.
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{To name} or {call after}, to name like and reference to.
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Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.
--Goldsmith.
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9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the
nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
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He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes.
--Isa. xi. 3.
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They that are after the flesh do mind the things of
the flesh. --Rom. viii.
5.
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10. According to the direction and influence of; in
proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]
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He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk
and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.
--Bacon.
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{After all}, when everything has been considered; upon the
whole.
{After} (with the same noun preceding and following), as,
wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves,
etc.) successively.
{One after another}, successively.
{To be after}, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get;
as, he is after money.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one after another
adv 1: in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn:
{one by one}, {one after another}, {one at a time}]
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