one after another : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: one after another	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for one after another
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one after another adv in single file; "the prisoners came out one by one" [syn: one by one, one after another, one at a time]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
After \Aft"er\, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. [bd]Shut doors after you.[b8] --Shak. 2. Below in rank; next to in order. --Shak. Codrus after Ph[?]bus sings the best. --Dryden. 3. Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause. After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. --Matt. xxvi. 32. 4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful. 5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course. 6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of. Ye shall not go after other gods. --Deut. vi. 14. After whom is the king of Israel come out? --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. 7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness. 8. In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father. {To name} or {call after}, to name like and reference to. Our eldest son was named George after his uncle. --Goldsmith. 9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind. He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes. --Isa. xi. 3. They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. --Rom. viii. 5. 10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic] He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. --Bacon. {After all}, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. {After} (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. {One after another}, successively. {To be after}, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, he is after money.