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View synonyms for afterwards
afterwards
/ ˈɑːftəwədz /
adverb
after an earlier event or time; subsequently
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Word History and Origins
Origin of afterwards1
Old English æfterweard, æfteweard, from aft + ward
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Example Sentences
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Shortly afterwards, he added: "Are we cool with Lando just barging me out of the way?"
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Speaking afterwards, those in the Celtic camp were just as confused.
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Bomb disposal units were later deployed to the scene, with a loud explosion heard afterwards.
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"I will never forgive myself. But the sea was the only chance I had," Ahmed told me soon afterwards.
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"He's policing the streets of London, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, and he holds these views," Rory told me afterwards.
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