afterward

B1 Topic:Time
US /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/ UK /ˈɑːftə.wəd/
adv Freq #14164

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    At a later time; after something has happened.

    We had dinner and went for a walk afterward.

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Synonyms
1 adv · at a later time; after... afterwardssubsequently
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward.

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