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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
All \All\, n.
The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing;
everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole;
totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at
stake.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
--Shak.
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All that thou seest is mine. --Gen. xxxi.
43.
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Note: All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a
thing, all of us.
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{After all}, after considering everything to the contrary;
nevertheless.
{All in all}, a phrase which signifies all things to a
person, or everything desired; (also adverbially) wholly;
altogether.
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Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee,
Forever. --Milton.
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Trust me not at all, or all in all. --Tennyson.
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{All in the wind} (Naut.), a phrase denoting that the sails
are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.
{All told}, all counted; in all.
{And all}, and the rest; and everything connected. "Bring our
crown and all." --Shak.
{At all}.
(a) In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] "She is a
shrew at al(l)." --Chaucer.
(b) A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis,
usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and
signifying in any way or respect; in the least degree or
to the least extent; in the least; under any
circumstances; as, he has no ambition at all; has he any
property at all? "Nothing at all." --Shak. "If thy father
at all miss me." --1 Sam. xx. 6.
{Over all}, everywhere. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Note: All is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning,
or add force to a word. In some instances, it is
completely incorporated into words, and its final
consonant is dropped, as in almighty, already, always:
but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to
adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen,
as, all-bountiful, all-glorious, allimportant,
all-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as,
allpower, all-giver. Anciently many words, as, alabout,
alaground, etc., were compounded with all, which are
now written separately.
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