| after |
| 1. adv. Behind; later in time; following. | |
| They lived happily ever after. | |
| I left the room, and the dog bounded after. | |
| 2. prep. Subsequently to; following in time; later than. | |
| We had a few beers after the game. | |
| The time is quarter after eight. | |
| The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War. | |
| 3. prep. Behind. | |
| He will leave a trail of destruction after him. | |
| 4. prep. In pursuit of, seeking. | |
| He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health. | |
| 5. prep. In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. | |
| We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci. | |
| 6. prep. Next in importance or rank. | |
| The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince. | |
| 7. prep. As a result of. | |
| After your bad behaviour, you will be punished. | |
| 8. prep. In spite of. | |
| After all that has happened, he is still my friend. | |
| I can't believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino! | |
| 9. prep. (Irish usually preceded by a form of be followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity | |
| I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door. | |
| 10. prep. (dated) According to an author or text. | |
| 11. prep. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. | |
| to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness | |
| 12. prep. (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. | |
| 13. conj. Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. | |
| I went home after we had decided to call it a day. | |
| 14. adj. (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent | |
| 15. adj. (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship. | |
| The after gun is mounted aft. | |
| The after gun is abaft the forward gun. | |
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| years |
| 1. n. plural of year. | |
| 2. n. (colloquial, hyperbole) A very long time. | |
| It took years for the bus to come. | |
| year |
| 1. n. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference). | |
| we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago | |
| 2. n. (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution | |
| Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years. | |
| 3. n. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by | |
| A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year. | |
| I was born in the year 1950. | |
| This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster. | |
| 4. n. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity. | |
| During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus. | |
| 5. n. (sciences) A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a". | |
| 6. n. A level or grade in school or college. | |
| Every second-year student must select an area of specialization. | |
| The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult. | |
| 7. n. The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year). | |
| Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years. | |
| incipient |
| 1. adj. In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence. | |
| After 500 years, incipient towns appeared. | |
| Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting. | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) beginner | |
| 3. n. (grammar) A verb tense of the Hebrew language. | |
| towns |
| 1. n. plural of town | |
| town |
| 1. n. A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city. | |
| This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns. | |
| 2. n. Any more urbanized center than the place of reference. | |
| I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight. | |
| 3. n. (historical) A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week. | |
| 4. n. The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university. | |
| 5. n. (colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion. | |
| Call me when you get to town. | |
| 6. n. (legal) A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part. | |
| 7. n. (obsolete) An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. | |
| 8. n. (obsolete) The whole of the land which constituted the domain. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls. | |
| 10. n. (Scotland) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. | |
| appeared |
| 1. v. simple past tense and past participle of appear | |
| appear |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To come before the public. | |
| A great writer appeared at that time. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person t | |
| 4. v. (intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. | |
| He appeared quite happy with the result. | |
| 6. v. To bring into view. | |
