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afterwards

af·ter·ward
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [af-ter-werd, ahf-]
    • /ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf-/
    • /ˈɑːftəwədz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ter-werd, ahf-]
    • /ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of afterwards word

  • adverb afterwards If you do something or if something happens afterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. 3
  • adverb afterwards after an earlier event or time; subsequently 3
  • adverb afterwards at a later or subsequent time; subsequently. 1
  • noun afterwards (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time. 1
  • adverb afterwards after that 1
  • adverb afterwards after the fact 1

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Origin of afterwards

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English æfterweard, alteration (with -r- of æfter after) of æfteweard, equivalent to æfte-, æftan aft1 + -weard -ward

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Parts of speech for Afterwards

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

afterwards popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

afterwards usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for afterwards

adv afterwards

  • subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
  • later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • then — at that time: Prices were lower then.
  • thereupon — immediately following that.

adverb afterwards

adjective afterwards

  • back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
  • after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.

Antonyms for afterwards

adv afterwards

  • beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
  • earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.

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