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afta

afta is the nonstandard form of after.

Meaning of after

Preposition

after

  1. Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
    • We had a few beers after the game.
    1. Subsequently to and as a result of.
      • Sucess comes after hard work.
    2. Subsequently to and considering.
      • I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.
    3. Subsequently to and in spite of.
      • After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
    4. (often) Subsequently to the actions of (someone), in order to remedy a situation.
      • I'm tired of picking up after you. Why can't you clean your own messes?
    5. Repeatedly, seemingly in a sequence without end.
      • day after day, time after time, mile after mile, beer after beer, smile after smile

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Questions about afta

What is afta the nonstandard form of?
Afta is the nonstandard form of after.

Words near afta in the dictionary

  1. AFSP
  2. AFSS
  3. aft
  4. aft-
  5. aft-most
  6. afta
  7. afta'
  8. Aftab
  9. aftaba
  10. aftabas
  11. aftah

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Adapted from Wiktionary: afta (page history and authors); after (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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