thereafter

[ thair-af-ter, -ahf- ]

/ ˌðɛərˈæf tər, -ˈɑf- /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR thereafter ON THESAURUS.COM

adverb

after that in time or sequence; afterward: Thereafter they did not speak.

Nearby words

there's no smoke without fire, there's no telling, there's no time like the present, thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter, thereat, thereby, thereby hangs a tale, therefor, therefore

Origin of thereafter

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

SYNONYMS FOR thereafter

1 later, subsequently, thenceforth.

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR thereafter ON THESAURUS.COM

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for thereafter

Thereafter, the 1960s swelled with political zeal and social unrest.
A History of Paris in 150 Photographs|Sarah Moroz|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often it means only that a lucky formula was hit upon early in a career that was thereafter sustained by a ready audience.
The Stacks: Edward Hopper’s X-Ray Vision|Hilton Kramer|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It costs a $1.80 for the initial connection, and then 31 cents every minute thereafter.
‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain|Sarah Shourd|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In those moments, I have reminded myself that the road is good, and thereafter, I have emerged.
Uzo Aduba: My Road to ‘Orange Is the New Black’|Uzoamaka Aduba|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ever thereafter, we regard art as some mysterious, gated territory where we cannot go.
There’s Nothing Wrong—and a Lot That’s Right—About Copying Other Artists|Malcolm Jones|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Theory would get you only so far, thereafter it was cut and try.
Security|Poul William Anderson
Thereafter he devoted himself to writing, chiefly for the Quarterly Review, and to hunting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
Argyl had looked curiously at him and thereafter offered few words.
Under Handicap|Jackson Gregory
Many nights thereafter was this singular proceeding repeated, to the ever-increasing wonderment of Elias.
Southern Lights and Shadows|Various
Thereafter they see a ship approaching wherein is Mordrains.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail|Alfred Nutt

British Dictionary definitions for thereafter

thereafter

/ (ˌðɛərˈɑːftə) /

adverb

from that time on or after that timethereafter, he ceased to pay attention

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

thereafter

adverb

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of thereafter

SYNONYMS FOR thereafter

Examples from the Web for thereafter

British Dictionary definitions for thereafter

thereafter

adverb