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thereafter

[ thair-af-ter, -ahf- ]

/ ˌðɛərˈæf tər, -ˈɑf- /

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adverb

after that in time or sequence; afterward: Thereafter they did not speak.

Obsolete. accordingly.

Origin of thereafter

before 900; Middle English ther after, Old English thǣr æfter. See there, after

SYNONYMS FOR thereafter

1 later, subsequently, thenceforth.

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Words nearby thereafter

there's no smoke without fire, there's no telling, there's no time like the present, thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereat, thereby, thereby hangs a tale, therefor, therefore

Example sentences from the Web for thereafter

Thereafter, the 1960s swelled with political zeal and social unrest.

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Often it means only that a lucky formula was hit upon early in a career that was thereafter sustained by a ready audience.

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It costs a $1.80 for the initial connection, and then 31 cents every minute thereafter.

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In those moments, I have reminded myself that the road is good, and thereafter, I have emerged.

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Ever thereafter, we regard art as some mysterious, gated territory where we cannot go.

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Theory would get you only so far, thereafter it was cut and try.

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Thereafter he devoted himself to writing, chiefly for the Quarterly Review, and to hunting.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 |Various
Argyl had looked curiously at him and thereafter offered few words.

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Many nights thereafter was this singular proceeding repeated, to the ever-increasing wonderment of Elias.

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Thereafter they see a ship approaching wherein is Mordrains.

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British Dictionary definitions for thereafter

thereafter

/ (ˌðɛərˈɑːftə) /

adverb

from that time on or after that time thereafter, he ceased to pay attention