Etymology dictionary. 2014.
afterward — afterward, afterwards Afterward is restricted to North America • (Afterward, he had a long and satisfying career with the city Welfare Department New Yorker, 1987 • Afterward they were enormously and finally sick of each other Alice Munro, 1987… … Modern English usage
afterward — index ex post facto Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
afterward — / afterwards [adv] following a time, event after, another time, at a later time, a while later, behind, by and by, ensuingly, eventually, in a while, intra, late, later, latterly, next, on the next day, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter,… … New thesaurus
afterward — afterward, afterwards Subsequent in point of time; synonymous with thereafter … Black's law dictionary
afterward — afterward, afterwards Subsequent in point of time; synonymous with thereafter … Black's law dictionary
afterward — [af′tərwərd] adv. [OE æfterweard: see AFTER & WARD] at a later time; subsequently: also afterwards … English World dictionary
afterward — af|ter|ward [ æftərwərd ] adverb *** after something else that you have already mentioned: Let s go see a movie and afterward we could get something to eat. four days/several minutes/two weeks etc. afterward: Our neighbors won the lottery but… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Afterward — Afterwards Aft er*wards, Afterward Aft er*ward, adv. [AS. [ae]fteweard, a., behind. See {Aft}, and { ward} (suffix). The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.] At a later or succeeding time. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afterward — See afterward, afterwards … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
afterward — adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time (Freq. 13) he apologized subsequently he s going to the store but he ll be back here later it didn t happen until afterward two hours after that • Syn: ↑subsequently, ↑later … Useful english dictionary
