afterward

American  

[af-ter-werd, ahf-] / ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf- /

Or afterwards

adverb

1. at a later or subsequent time; subsequently.

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Etymology

Origin of afterward

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æfterweard, alteration (with -r- of æfter after ) of æfteweard, equivalent to æfte-, æftan aft ¹ + -weard -ward

Example Sentences

“Burned the roof of my mouth,” he said afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not long afterward, federal agents appeared on his doorstep to question him in person.

From Salon

She made it through surgery, but afterward she could barely talk, walk or concentrate.

From The Wall Street Journal

But afterward, Kenney’s team allegedly swapped in e-mails that they had created on new members’ paperwork.

From Salon

As I wrote afterward, “Buckley’s searching, searing turn seems destined to be lauded countless times these next few months, a performance that is as impossible to ignore as the character she plays.”

From Los Angeles Times

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