An adjective, meaning toward the stern, as in "we're taking water in the after boiler room." Sometimes shortened to "aft," as in "the aft boiler room," but nautical purists draw the line at such corruption of the language.

situated at the back of the stern part of a vessel.

Toward the stern of a vessel.

behind or in the rear; "and Jill came tumbling after"

Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.

Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.

Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.

Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.

Earlier or later than a point in time. Example: " After the [State of the Union] speech, information was learned about the forged documents. With the advantage of hindsight, it's known now what was not known by the White House prior to the speech." (Ari Fleischer, July 9, 2003.) Usage note: As the White House later clarified, in October 2002 the CIA had informed Condoleeza Rice and her deputy that the documents, purporting to show Iraq purchasing uranium from Niger, were forged. So in this example, after technically means "three months earlier."

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

Something that is after is behind in place, subsequent to in time or order.

Found in an artist's label or inscription, it means that the work was modeled on or uses many of the aspects of another artists work. The works may be almost identical or may be dissimilar in varying degrees.