(prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
(prep.) Below in rank; next to in order.
(a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
(a.) Hinder; nearer the rear.
(a.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
(prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
(prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
(prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
(prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
(prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
(prep.) 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.
(prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
(prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
(adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
Example Sentences:
Soon
Definition:
(adv.) In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise.
(adv.) Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early.
(adv.) Promptly; quickly; easily.
(adv.) Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will.
(a.) Speedy; quick.
Example Sentences:
(1) But soon after aid workers departed, barrel bombs dropped by Syrian helicopters caused renewed destruction.
(2) Other haematological parameters remained normal, with the exception of the absolute number of lymphocytes, which initially fell sharply but soon returned to, and even exceeded, control levels.
(3) Accidentally discovered nearly 40 years ago as the first true antidepressants, the MAOIs soon fell into disfavor due to concerns about toxicity and seemingly lesser efficacy compared with the newer tricyclic compounds.
(4) But the Franco-British spat sparked by Dave's rejection of Angela and Nicolas's cunning plan to save the euro has been given wings by news the US credit agencies may soon strip France of its triple-A rating and is coming along very nicely, thank you. "
(5) Mechanical ventilation was soon instituted and several antibiotics and acyclovir were administered intravenously, with marked effects.
(6) Johnson and Campion are optimistic that marriage equality will win out, and soon.
(7) Tap the relevant details into Google, though, and the real names soon appear before your eyes: the boss in question, stern and yet oddly quixotic, is Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates.
(8) Evx-1 RNA is first detected shortly before the onset of gastrulation in a region of ectoderm containing cells that will soon be found in the primitive streak.
(9) There were soon tales of claimants dying after having had money withdrawn, but the real administrative problem was the explosion of appeals, which very often succeeded because many medical problems were being routinely ignored at the earlier stage.
(10) Will the United fans' eternal favourite soon add his voice to that of 140,000 fans?
(11) These cycles of treatment were repeated as soon as the hematologic restoration was complete.
(12) Opposition politicians such as Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan , brought low for daring to disagree.
(13) Noradrenaline turnover and metabolism are altered soon after imposing increased workload on heart.
(14) Isolates from patients who failed to clear the organism from their stools or who had cholera soon after tetracycline prophylaxis had increased minimum inhibitory concentrations of the drug.
(15) Reinduction chemotherapy was given as soon as relapse was diagnosed in the marrow.
(16) Giving voice to that sentiment the mass-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea dedicated its front-page editorial to what it hoped would soon be the group's demise, describing Alexopoulos' desertion as a "positive development".
(17) Because many individuals begin smoking soon after joining the Navy, effective prevention programs need to be implemented in recruit training and repeated in early training schools.
(18) The flattening of neutrophils occurred soon after settling, and was not followed by extension.
(19) Clinical trials in head injury will begin soon in selected centers in the United States.
(20) Weir soon has to hack away a cross from Bodmer which would otherwise have found Govou in the box.