The Collaborative International Dictionary
After \Aft"er\, prep.
Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. ``Shut doors after you.''
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Below in rank; next to in order.
--Shak.Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best.
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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. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
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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. 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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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.
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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.
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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.
Wiktionary
adv. (context idiomatic English) In single file.
WordNet
adv. in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn: one by one, one at a time]
Usage examples of "one after another".
A moment later, a series of images flashed upon the monitor, one after another, presenting views of several different assortments of small children.
Sisko could almost read the thoughts tumbling one after another behind her eyes.
She reversed her grip on her dagger, plung-tog it point first into one after another of the daemon's ruby-red eyes.
Down came his stick, on a shoulder, on a back, pushing the men off, toppling one after another.
He'd imagined they would continue to work their way through the domestic animal kingdom, hurling innocent sheep, goats, and pigs to their deaths, one after another.
Their capped heads were seen uncovered one after another in the dusk, as the question was put to them successively in a low tone by the judge.
It was impossible to run when he had to crawl through all these hedgerows, one after another.
On her suggestion, she induced all the passengers, one after another, to relate their adventures.
Then they would leave the river and float about and over the houses, one after another--beautiful rich houses, which, like fine trees, had taken centuries to grow.
Madame Ramosky then attacked the rich men of the day one after another.