thereafter

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ UK /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #19747

Meanings

1

adv
After that time; from then on.

He fell ill in winter and thereafter rarely left the house.

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Synonyms

1 adv · after that time; from then on. afterwards thenceforth

Word family

Related forms henceafterhenceforth henceforward henceforwardshencefromhereabout hereaboutshereabovehereafterhereaftershereagainsthereamong

Etymology

From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

therafter Middle English þǣræfter Old English

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# thereafter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 19747

## Meanings
1. After that time; from then on.

## Examples
- He fell ill in winter and thereafter rarely left the house.

## Related Forms
- henceafter
- henceforth
- henceforward
- henceforwards
- hencefrom
- hereabout
- hereabouts
- hereabove
- hereafter
- hereafters
- hereagainst
- hereamong

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: therafter
- Root: þǣræfter

## Etymology
From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

## AI Etymology
Thereafter is from Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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