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

Gray said, and afterward, “Your nervous system can’t relax enough to go to sleep.”

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Hellerstein, an Orthodox Jew, has said that he schedules sentencing hearings for Fridays so he has all of the Sabbath to reflect on his decisions—and wrestles with them even afterward.

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But afterward, the researchers observed that posts about short-term betting declined, replaced by discussions about business fundamentals.

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Sirianni said afterward that he had no regrets about the decision because while he couldn’t guarantee snagging the second seed, he could guarantee his players would be rested up.

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He steered Pittsburgh to the end zone right afterward.

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