🇬🇧 After meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“After” is a word we use when something comes later than another thing. If one event happens first and another happens second, the second one happens after the first. We also use it for where things are in a line: if one person is first and you stand right behind them, you are after them in line. So “after” helps us talk about what comes next in time, in place, or in order.

After the teacher said “Any questions?”, my brain said, “Yes, all of them,” but my mouth said nothing.

After my alarm went off, I hit snooze so many times it needed a vacation.

After the lights went out, my imagination turned into a horror movie director.

After I practiced my smile in the mirror, I accidentally invented a new kind of weird face.

After the ice cream fell off my cone, the sidewalk got a free dessert.

A boy waits on the step after rain. A small cat runs after a leaf, then after a bird. The cat looks at the boy after the bird is gone. The boy gives the cat a warm hand. After a long look, the cat jumps in his lap and purrs. The boy smiles.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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