after. Iadv. 1(Place, order) To come after, teacht ina dhiaidh sin. You speak first, I shall speak after, labhairse ar dtús, labhródsa i do dhiaidh. 2(Time) I never spoke to him after, níor labhair mé riamh leis ó shin. I heard of it after, ina dhiaidh sin a chuala mé é. He was ill for years after, bhí sé breoite ar feadh na mblianta ina dhiaidh sin. Soon, long, after, go gearr, i bhfad, ina dhiaidh sin. The night after, an oíche dar gcionn. S.a. DAY 1, EVER 1, MORNING 1. II►after, prep. 1(Place) aTo walk after s.o., siúl i ndiaidh duine. He closed the door after him, dhruid sé an doras ina dhiaidh. bTo run after s.o., rith i ndiaidh duine. F: To be after s.o., sth., bheith sa tóir ar dhuine, ar rud. The guards are after you, tá na gardaí ar do lorg. The boys are after your apples, tá na buachaillí ag tarraingt ar do chuid úll. What is he after? (i) cad é atá ina cheann? (ii) cad é atá sé a thóraíocht?I see what you're after, tuigim cad é atá fút. 2(Time) To reign after s.o., bheith i réim tar éis duine. After this date, ón lá seo amach. On and after the first of the month, ar an gcéad lá den mhí agus uaidh sin amach. After all (is said and done), tar éis an tsaoil; i ndiaidh gach ní. The day after the battle, an lá tar éis an chatha. The day after to-morrow, amanathar, arú amárach. It is after five, tá sé tar éis a cúig. They entered one after the other, chuaigh siad isteach ina nduine is ina nduine. He read page after page, léigh sé leis, leathanach i ndiaidh an chinn eile. Time after time, I said it to him, dúirt mé leis é arís agus arís eile. S.a. DAY 1. 3(Order) aAfter you, sir, i do dhiaidhse, a dhuine uasail. bI put Milton after Dante, is fearr dar liom, Dante ná Milton. 4(Manner) After a pattern, de réir sampla. III►after, conj.I come after he goes, tiocfaidh mise tar éis dó sin imeacht, nuair a bheas seisean imithe. IV►after-, a.iar-, ath-. S.a. GUN 1.