What is "after all"

After \Aft"er\, prep.

1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. ``Shut doors after you.''
   --Shak.

2. Below in rank; next to in order.
   --Shak.

   Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best.
   --Dryden.

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.

   After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
   --Matt. xxvi. 32.

4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.

5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.

6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.

   Ye shall not go after other gods.
   --Deut. vi. 14.

   After whom is the king of Israel come out?
   --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.

7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.

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.

   To name or call after, to name like and reference to.

   Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.
   --Goldsmith.

9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.

   He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes.
   --Isa. xi. 3.

   They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh.
   --Rom. viii. 5.

10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]

    He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.
    --Bacon.

    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.

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. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. --Shak. All that thou seest is mine. --Gen. xxxi. 43. Note: All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a thing, all of us. 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. Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee, Forever. --Milton. Trust me not at all, or all in all. --Tennyson. 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.

1. In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] ``She is a shrew at al(l).''
   --Chaucer.

2. 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.

   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.

prep.phr. 1 (&lit after all English) 2 (context idiomatic English) anyway, in any case; (non-gloss definition: indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.) 3 (context idiomatic English) In the end, however; (non-gloss definition: used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.)

1. adv. emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president"

2. in spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all"

"After All" is a song written by David Bowie in 1970 for the album The Man Who Sold the World, released later that year in the United States and in April 1971 in the UK. One of a number of Bowie songs from the early 1970s reflecting the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Aleister Crowley, it has been described by biographer David Buckley as "the album's hidden gem", and by Nicholas Pegg as "one of Bowie's most underrated recordings".

"After All" is a song by Canadian electronic music group Delerium, with vocals provided by Swiss singer Jaël. It was the first single released from the album Chimera.

After All is an album by Luciano.

"After All" is a 1989 Billboard Hot 100 hit song performed as a duet by American singer and actress Cher and American singer and bass player Peter Cetera (former lead vocalist of Chicago), released on February 21, 1989 by Geffen Records. It was used as the love theme for the movie Chances Are and was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards 1989. The song was also the first North American single release from Cher's nineteenth album Heart of Stone. The song was featured on Peter Cetera's album You're The Inspiration - A Collection .

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"After All" is a 1960 song written by Smokey Robinson and originally recorded and released by The Miracles on the Tamla label. It was later covered as an unreleased single by The Supremes for Tamla; it was canceled in favor of the single " Buttered Popcorn", and their cover wasn't released until it appeared on the 2000 box set, The Supremes. The song is noted for both groups' unusual choices for leads. For the Miracles' version it serves as a rare lead for Claudette Rogers Robinson, instead of the group’s main lead, Claudette's husband, Smokey Robinson. In the Supremes' case it is their only single to feature Barbara Martin singing on lead vocals (although she does have a spoken line during the song "(He's) Seventeen"). Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross sing verses, and Martin sings the bridge (usually Ballard or Ross was given the lead on the group's recordings at that time). "After All" was also later covered by The Marvelettes, in the early 1970s, with group member Wanda Young Rogers as lead. (There's a connection to the two previous groups in that Wanda Young was the wife of Miracles member Bobby Rogers, and she was the only member of The Marvelettes on the song—as with the late-1960s singles of The Supremes, The Andantes served as background singers.) Their version appears on the album The Return of the Marvelettes, and later became the group's belated final single (it failed to chart).

"After All" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Ed Bruce. It was released in October 1983 as the third and final single from his album You're Not Leaving Here Tonight. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Bruce wrote the song with his wife Patsy.