--- Emily Zilch <emily0@...> wrote:
> { 20040614,1444 | Barbara Barrett } or the
> Hiberno-English "after"; 1:
> want or seeking: eg "I'm after a new car.". (or in a
> shop the
> salesperson asks "What are you after?") 2: a
> recently completed action;
> eg "I'm after opening the door.". 3: behind: eg "I
> left my mobile after
> me" 4: time past the hour: eg "It's a quarter after
> six.".
>
> We use 'after' in the US in the first (what are you
> after? I'm after a
> new bag.) and fourth (o'clock) meanings.
>
Don't forget temporal ordering: "He came home after I
left." And I'm not sure how to define this use: "I was
named after my Great grandfather."
--gary