afterward B1 Topic:Time US /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/ UK /ˈɑːftə.wəd/ See IPA manual Freq #14164 Meanings 1 adv At a later time; after something has happened. We had dinner and went for a walk afterward. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · at a later time; after... afterwardssubsequently ↔ Opposites beforehand Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward. afterward Middle English æfterweard Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # afterward **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːftə.wəd/ **Frequency rank:** 14164 ## Meanings 1. At a later time; after something has happened. ## Examples - We had dinner and went for a walk afterward. ## Antonyms - beforehand ## Roots and Affixes - Root: afterward - Root: æfterweard ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward. ## AI Etymology Afterward is inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after plus -ward. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as an adverb, afterward denotes at a later time; after something has happened. Typical contexts include “We had dinner and went for a walk afterward”. ## Topics - Time markdown