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

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Words nearby afterward

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"Kate sought me out and gave me a hug just before she left," said Mrs Smith afterwards to a reporter at the Daily Mail.

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Afterwards, the bodies were taken to the morgue to positively identify them.

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But neither was it terrifying, one first-timer told me afterwards.

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Afterwards, Steele followed the man and offered to help him go home or do whatever he needed to do.

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Afterwards, they are finished, and more agave must be planted.

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Two days afterwards, on the 9th of September, I arrived with the commissary at Milan.

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His body was afterwards burned, and the ashes conveyed to Quito.

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Goldsmith had afterwards a quarrel with Dr. Percy on the same subject.

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And, as Psyche was, they were always sorry for it afterwards.

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In this same year appeared the first gushes of those poems which afterwards flowed in torrents.

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British Dictionary definitions for afterwards

afterwards

afterward

/ (ˈɑːftəwədz) /

adverb

after an earlier event or time; subsequently

Word Origin for afterwards

Old English æfterweard, æfteweard, from aft + ward

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