English Explanatory Dictionary

afterwards

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. At a later or succeeding time; after that;

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːftə.wədz/ /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ en-us-afterwards.ogg

Word forms

afterwards

Etymology

From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.

Synonyms

afterhand afterward

Antonyms

beforehand

Related words

after

Derived words

afterwardsness better one word in time than two afterwards
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