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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
After \Aft"er\, prep.
1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. ``Shut
doors after you.'' --Shak.
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2. Below in rank; next to in order. --Shak.
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Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. --Dryden.
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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.
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After I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee. --Matt. xxvi.
32.
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4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you
have said, I shall be careful.
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5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our
advice, you took that course.
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6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in
pursuit of.
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Ye shall not go after other gods. --Deut. vi.
14.
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After whom is the king of Israel come out? --1 Sam.
xxiv. 14.
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7. 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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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.
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To name or call after, to name like and reference to.
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Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.
--Goldsmith.
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9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the
nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
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He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes.
--Isa. xi. 3.
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They that are after the flesh do mind the things of
the flesh. --Rom. viii.
5.
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10. According to the direction and influence of; in
proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]
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He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk
and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.
--Bacon.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
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Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
--Shak.
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All that thou seest is mine. --Gen. xxxi.
43.
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Note: All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a
thing, all of us.
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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.
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Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee,
Forever. --Milton.
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Trust me not at all, or all in all. --Tennyson.
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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.
(a) In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] ``She is a
shrew at al(l).'' --Chaucer.
(b) 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.
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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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
(a) In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] ``She is a
shrew at al(l).'' --Chaucer.
(b) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
after all
adv 1: 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"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
after all
prep.phr.
1 (lb en idiomatic) anyway, in any case; (non-gloss definition:
indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used
to reinforce or explain a point.)
2 (lb en idiomatic) 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.)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
after all
prep.phr.
1 (lb en idiomatic) anyway, in any case; (non-gloss definition:
indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used
to reinforce or explain a point.)
2 (lb en idiomatic) 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.)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
after all
prep.phr.
1 (lb en idiomatic) anyway, in any case; (non-gloss definition:
indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used
to reinforce or explain a point.)
2 (lb en idiomatic) 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.)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
after all
prep.phr.
1 (lb en idiomatic) anyway, in any case; (non-gloss definition:
indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used
to reinforce or explain a point.)
2 (lb en idiomatic) 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.)
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
vždyť
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
nakonec
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
přece
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
přece jen
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
konec konců
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
nach allem
Synonyms: for all, towards all
see: all, all about, for all, above all, among all, amongst all, of all, you all
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
schließlich, eben, doch [also] , immerhin , letzten Endes
"not … after all" - doch nicht
"It didn't rain after all." - Es regnete dann doch nicht.
see: After all, she is the boss here.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
schließlich, eben, doch, doch noch, letzten Endes
"Now he has come after all." - Jetzt ist er doch noch gekommen.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
1. kuitenkin, loppujen lopuksi
anyway, in any case
2. sittenkään
in the end, however
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
najzad
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
1. mégis
2. különösen is
3. végül is
4. elvégre
5. azonban
6. végre is
7. mégiscsak
8. mindennek ellenére
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
やはり, 所詮, 結局
anyway, in any case
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
pagaliau, galiausiai, šiaip ar taip
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
after all /ˈaftəɹ ˈɔːl/
1. när allt kommer omkring, trots allt
anyway, in any case
2. ändå
in the end, however
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "after all":
after, after that, afterwards, again, albeit, all the same,
all things considered, although, at all events, at any rate,
before the bench, before the court, but, ceteris paribus,
considering, even, even so, everything being equal, ex post facto,
for all that, howbeit, however, in any case, in any event,
in court, in the aftermath, in the sequel, just the same, later,
nevertheless, next, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on balance,
on the whole, rather, since, still, sub judice, subsequently,
taking into account, then, thereafter, therefore, thereon,
thereupon, therewith, this being so, though, when, wherefore,
yet
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
毕竟；终究；别忘了
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
毕竟,终究,到底;要知道!
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