[
  {
    "word": "after",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u00e6f.t\u0259(\u0279)/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u00e6f.t\u0259(\u0279)/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u00e6f.t\u025a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/after-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=191972",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The after gun is abaft the forward gun."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Behind; later in time; following.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I left the room, and the dog bounded after."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Subsequently to; following in time; later than.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Behind.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He will leave a trail of destruction after him."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In pursuit of, seeking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Next in importance or rank.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince."
          },
          {
            "definition": "As a result of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "After your bad behaviour, you will be punished."
          },
          {
            "definition": "In spite of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "After all that has happened, he is still my friend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door."
          },
          {
            "definition": "According to an author or text.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness"
          },
          {
            "definition": "According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "post"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "conjunction",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I went home after we had decided to call it a day."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/after"
    ]
  }
]