The difference between After and In front of
When used as prepositions, after means subsequently to, whereas in front of means at or near the front part of (something).
After is also conjunction with the meaning: ..
After is also adverb with the meaning: behind.
After is also adjective with the meaning: later.
check bellow for the other definitions of After and In front of
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After as an adverb:
Behind; later in time; following.
Examples:
"They lived happily ever after."
"I left the room, and the dog bounded after."
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After as a preposition:
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
Examples:
"We had a few beers after the game."
"The time is quarter after eight."
"The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War."
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After as a preposition:
Behind.
Examples:
"He will leave a trail of destruction after him."
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After as a preposition:
In pursuit of, seeking.
Examples:
"He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health."
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After as a preposition:
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
Examples:
"We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci."
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After as a preposition:
Next in importance or rank.
Examples:
"The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince."
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After as a preposition:
As a result of.
Examples:
"'After your bad behaviour, you will be punished."
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After as a preposition:
In spite of.
Examples:
"'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!"
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After as a preposition (Irish, usually, preceded by a form of ''be'', followed by an -ing form of a verb):
Examples:
"I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door."
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After as a preposition (dated):
According to an author or text.
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After as a preposition:
Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
Examples:
"to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness"
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After as a preposition (obsolete):
According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
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After as an adjective (dated):
Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
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After as an adjective (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship):
At or towards the stern of a ship.
Examples:
"The after gun is mounted aft."
"The after gun is abaft the forward gun."
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In front of as a preposition:
At or near the front part of (something).
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In front of as a preposition:
In the presence of, in view of (someone).
Examples:
"Not in front of the children!"
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In front of as a preposition:
Located before, ahead of, previous to (someone or something).
Examples:
"I'll take the one in front of the black one."