afterward

or af·ter·wards

[ af-ter-werd, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /

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adverb

at a later or subsequent time; subsequently.

Origin of afterward

before 1000; Middle English; Old English æfterweard, alteration (with -r- of æfter after) of æfteweard, equivalent to æfte-, æftan aft¹ + -weard -ward

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH afterward

afterward afterword

Words nearby afterward

aftertaste, aftertax, afterthought, aftertime, aftertreatment, afterward, afterwards, afterword, afterwork, afterworld, afteryears

Example sentences from the Web for afterward

For many years afterward it was a never-ending topic of conversation, and is more or less talked of even to this day.

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Afterward, the graduates posed for pictures with their families.

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Afterward, you can actually see her young career flash before her eyes as she makes a kind of puffed up blowfish face.

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I vividly recall, that day and the weeks afterward, people groping for a decent way forward.

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Afterward, Republicans, who unanimously supported the pipeline, seemed unfazed.

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His leg, just then, seemed to get a kink in it, as he said afterward.

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Do you know if he ever talked to the boy about it afterward?

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Warsaw capitulated two days afterward; the detached parties of the patriots melted away, and Poland was no more.

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I will love you as long as we live, and afterward, my soul will love your soul throughout eternity.

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This smooth one was afterward arrested in New Orleans, convicted and sent to prison for a term.

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afterward

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Learning

afterward

or af·ter·wards

adverb

Origin of afterward

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH afterward

Words nearby afterward

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Example sentences from the Web for afterward