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afterward
afterward
adverb af·ter·ward \ˈaf-tÉ™(r)-wÉ™rd\
: at a later time : after something has happened
Full Definition of AFTERWARD
:Â at a later or succeeding time :Â subsequently, thereafter
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Variants of AFTERWARD
af·ter·ward or af·ter·wards \-wÉ™rdz\
Examples of AFTERWARD
- He found out about it long afterward.
- Afterward, she got a promotion.
First Known Use of AFTERWARD
13th century
Related to AFTERWARD
- Synonyms
- after (or afterwards), later, latterly, subsequently, thereafter
- Antonyms
- afore [chiefly dialect], ahead, antecedently, anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier, previously
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