Afterward

Definition: Afterward

Afterward

Adverb

1. Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "afterward" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Synonyms: Afterward

Crosswords: Afterward

Afterward, the seven hundred people in the boats had nothing to do but wait: wait to die, wait to live, wait for an absolution which would never come (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron)

From this moment and ever afterward, You and this blade are inextricably bound (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver; writing credit: Amy Hennig)

A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward. (references; author: unknown)

Afterward (1985)

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Books

• Afterward [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER] (reference)

• Afterward [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

• And Afterward, the Dark: Seven Tales (reference)

• Death and Afterward (reference)

• History of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts: Formerly the Second Precinct in Cambridge or District of Menotomy, Afterward the Town of West Cambr (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Afterward (reference)

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The San Jacinto, having overhauled the British mail packet Trent, forces her to heave to. Confederate commissioners Mason and Slidell were taken off shortly afterward. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lady Jane Seymour, afterward queen of Henry VIII, after the painting by Hans Holbein now in Belvedere gallery, Vienna. Credit: Library of Congress.

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A few moments afterward, Basque announced dinner

The woman will sniff as though she smelled rotting meat and they will go out again and tell forever afterward that the people in the West are sullen

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Health

Be sure to eat something more substantial afterward. (references)

Your eye care professional will check your eye pressure shortly afterward. (references)

Acquired hydrocephalus develops at the time of birth or at some point afterward. (references)

Economic History

Zambia

Afterward, however, several opposition parties and non-governmental organizations declared the elections neither free nor fair. (references)

Andorra

In July 1997, the Andorran Government passed a law on universities and shortly afterward, the University of Andorra was established. (references)

Antigua and Barbuda

The Antigua Trades and Labor Union, formed shortly afterward, became the political vehicle for Vere Cornwall Bird who became the union's president in 1943. The Antigua Labor Party (ALP), formed by Bird and other trade unionists, first ran candidates in the 1946 elections and became the majority party in 1951 beginning a long history of electoral victories. (references)

Human Rights

Colombia

Both Diaz and Deputy Prosecutor General Pablo Elias Gonzalez resigned shortly afterward. (references)

Macedonia

Three of the eight cadavers had been badly burned, although it was unclear whether the burns were suffered during combat or afterward. (references)

Russia

Those sources claimed that federal authorities officially had notified the detainee's relatives of his death; however, soon afterward the news daily Izvestiya reported that Alikhadzhiyev never had been brought to Lefortovo. (references)

Minorities

Croatia

Shortly afterward another skinhead punched a girl he believed to be Roma; he also was arrested immediately. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression using "afterward": long afterward. Additional references.

Bulgarian 

впоследствие (after, subsequently, thereafter), после (after, further, next, then, thereafter, thereon, thereupon), по-късно (after, beyond, later on, presently), подир (after, behind, later, than). (various references)

Chinese 

之后 (Afterwards). (various references)

French

après (after, afterwards), plus tard (afterwards), par la suite (afterwards), ensuite (after, afterwards). (various references)

German

nachher (afterwards, hereafter, later, next, subsequently). (various references)

Greek 

έπειτα (after, afterwards, next, then, thereafter, thereupon), μετά (after, afterwards, next, past, then, with). (various references)

Italian

poi (after, after all, and, and then, besides, beyond, finally, future, later, next, secondly, then, thereafter). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

その後 (after that). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

その�" (after that, thereafter). (various references)

Korean 

나중에 (Afterwards). (various references)

Pig Latin

afterwarday.(various references)

Portuguese

mais tarde (afterwards, later, later on), depois (after, afterwards, behind, beyond, hereafter, next, subsequently, then). (various references)

Russian 

впоследствии (afterwards, at a later time, at some later point in time, in the sequel, subsequently). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

naknadno (afterwards), docnije (afterwards, later). (various references)

Spanish

después (after, afterwards, behind, beyond, hereinafter, later, next, subsequently, then, thereafter). (various references)

Turkish

sonradan (afterwards, in the sequel, later, later on, subsequently), sonra (after, afterwards, behind, following, later, next, post-, sequel, subsequent to, subsequently, thereafter), daha sonra (after, afterwards, by and by, later, later on, subsequent to, subsequently). (various references)

Ukrainian

згодом (after, afterwards, later on, subsequently, thereafter), пізніше (after, afterwards, beyond, later), потім (after, afterwards, further, in the next place, next, nextly, subsequently, then). (various references)

Vietnamese 

về sau (afterwards, thereafter), sau n� y (after, afterwards, hereafter, to-be), sau đấy (afterwards), r�"i thì (afterwards, subsequently, then). (various references)

post. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "afterward": afterwards. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Afterward" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: afterword, afterwork, Osterwald. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: awarder, drafter, dwarfer, redraft, warfare.

-3 letters: afeard, dafter, darter, drawer, errata, frater, rafted, rafter, redraw, retard, reward, tarred, trader, wafted, wafter, warder, warred, warted.

-4 letters: after, award, aware, darer, dater, defat, derat, dewar, draft, drear, dwarf, fader, farad, fared, farer, fated, fatwa, radar, rared, rated, rater, rawer, reata, tared, tarre, tawed, tawer, terra.

+1 letter: afterwards.