thereafter

[thair-af-ter, -ahf-]

adverb

1. after that in time or sequence; afterward.

   Thereafter they did not speak.

   Synonyms: thenceforth, subsequently, later

2. Obsolete.,  accordingly.

thereafter

/ ˌðɛərˈɑːftə /

adverb

1. from that time on or after that time

   thereafter, he ceased to pay attention

Word History and Origins

Origin of thereafter¹

before 900; Middle English ther after, Old English thǣr æfter. See there, after

Example Sentences

She says every effort thereafter to straighten things out met the runaround.

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The financial consequences for France are estimated at around 60 million euros in schooling and infrastructure costs, plus another 15 million euros a year thereafter, the source said.

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Shortly thereafter, Maxwell was transferred into the unit.

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The department began preserving the records thereafter, but released them with significant redactions.

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Indeed, “11,000 Strings” begins with a C major chord; shortly thereafter, a harpist half-prepares to leap into Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers.”

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