Dictionary

post- en · X

Pronunciation

• /poʊst/ (US)
• /pəʊst/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- From Latin post (“after, behind”). Cognate with Spanish pues (“well, so, then”)

Meanings

1. (morpheme) after; later.
   • Tammy Baldwin, the two-term Wisconsin Democrat, didn’t attend President Joe Biden’s post-debate rally in the state earlier this month. 2024 July 28, Simone Pathe, “Tammy Baldwin looks to maintain edge over top of the ticket in battleground Wisconsin”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2024:
   • Representatives of the Syrian National Council and the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change in Syria signed an agreement late Friday in Cairo for a transition in a post-Assad era, the NCB said on its Facebook page. 2011 December 31, “Syrian opposition group: More than 5,800 died in 2011”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2018:
   • The main prefixes in the controlled language include “un-“, “plus-“, “doubleplus-“, “ante-” and “post-“. 2020 August 8, Zui, “Controlled Languages — Newspeak”, in The Language Closet, archived from the original on 16 May 2022:
2. (morpheme) behind.

Antonyms

retro- · pre- · ante- · ante- · fore- · pre- · fore-

Deriveds

postdoctoral (terms derived from post-) · postposition (terms derived from post-) · postseason (terms derived from post-) · posttenebras (terms derived from post-) · postmillenarian (terms derived from post-) · postgasm (terms derived from post-) · postproduction (terms derived from post-) · postidentity (terms derived from post-) · postindustrial (terms derived from post-) · postmillennialism (terms derived from post-) · posttranscriptional (terms derived from post-) · post-boost phase (terms derived from post-) · postdiluvian (terms derived from post-) · posthole (terms derived from post-) · postganglionic (terms derived from post-) · posttest (terms derived from post-) · post-polio syndrome (terms derived from post-) · postfrontal (terms derived from post-) · postexilic (terms derived from post-) · poststructuralism (terms derived from post-) · postaxial (terms derived from post-) · postwar (terms derived from post-) · posthypnotic suggestion (terms derived from post-) · postmillenarianism (terms derived from post-) · postmenopausal (terms derived from post-) · postdate (terms derived from post-) · postembryonic (terms derived from post-) · postmeridian (terms derived from post-) · postimpressionism (terms derived from post-) · postglacial (terms derived from post-) · post-Enlightenment (terms derived from post-) · postmortem (terms derived from post-) · postvertebral (terms derived from post-) · postorbital (terms derived from post-) · postpartum (terms derived from post-) · postclassical (terms derived from post-) · postprandial (terms derived from post-) · postdoc (terms derived from post-) · postbellum (terms derived from post-) · postsynaptic (terms derived from post-) · postpositive (terms derived from post-) · postpose (terms derived from post-) · postmenstrual (terms derived from post-) · postconsumer (terms derived from post-) · posttransfusion (terms derived from post-) · post-op (terms derived from post-) · postcolonial (terms derived from post-) · postscript (terms derived from post-) · postgraduate (terms derived from post-) · postnuptial (terms derived from post-) · posthumous (terms derived from post-) · postmodern (terms derived from post-) · posthaste (terms derived from post-) · posttranslational (terms derived from post-) · postcranial (terms derived from post-) · postnatal (terms derived from post-) · postvocalic (terms derived from post-) · posttraumatic (terms derived from post-) · post-nasal drip (terms derived from post-) · postsecular (terms derived from post-) · postmillennial (terms derived from post-) · postcoital (terms derived from post-) · postlux (terms derived from post-) · postpone (terms derived from post-) · postfix (terms derived from post-) · post-transition metal (terms derived from post-) · postnasal (terms derived from post-) · postoperative (terms derived from post-)

Synonyms

after- · retro-

Translations (36)

ru после- (later) · tl pagka- (later) · cmn 後- /后- (later) · fr post- (later) · pt pós- (later) · arc בָתָר (later) · es pos- (later) · gd iar- (later) · nl post- (behind) · ca post- (later) · cmn -後 /-后 (later) · it post- (later) · ms pasca- (later) · es post- (later) · ru за- (behind) · fi jälki- (behind) · fr post- (behind) · el μετα- (later) · fi jälki- (later) · io dop- (behind) · cs po- (later) · nl post- (later) · de post- (later) · de nach- (later) · he ־בתר (later) · hu poszt- (later) · vi hậu (later) · io pos- (later) · he פוסט־ (later) · fi post- (behind) · fi post- (later) · gd iar- (behind) · hy հետ- (later) · ru пост- (later) · el υστερο- (later) · ca post- (behind)