afterwards B1 Topic:Time US /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ UK /ˈɑːftə.wədz/ See IPA manual Freq #2966 Meanings 1 adv At a later time; after something else has happened. We watched the film and talked about it afterwards. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · at a later time; after... afterwardsubsequently ↔ Opposites beforehand Etymology AI details From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards. afterwardes Middle English æfteweard Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # afterwards **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːftə.wədz/ **Frequency rank:** 2966 ## Meanings 1. At a later time; after something else has happened. ## Examples - We watched the film and talked about it afterwards. ## Antonyms - beforehand ## Roots and Affixes - Root: afterwardes - Root: æfteweard ## Etymology From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards. ## AI Etymology Afterwards is from Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) plus -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after plus -wards. 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, afterwards denotes at a later time; after something else has happened. Typical contexts include “We watched the film and talked about it afterwards”. ## Topics - Time markdown