1. adverb /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ),ˈæf.tə(ɹ),ˈæf.tɚ/
They lived happily ever after.
2. preposition /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ),ˈæf.tə(ɹ),ˈæf.tɚ/
We had a few beers after the game.
b) behind
The time is quarter after eight.
3. adjective /ˈɑːf.tə(ɹ),ˈæf.tə(ɹ),ˈæf.tɚ/
a) At or towards the stern of a ship
The after gun is mounted aft.
b) Later; subsequent.
The after gun is abaft the forward gun.
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