English Explanatory Dictionary

hereafter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From now on.
  2. Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)
  3. In time to come; in some future time or state.
noun
  1. A future existence or state.
  2. Existence after death.
adj
  1. Future.

Pronunciation

/hɪɹˈæftɚ/ /hɪəˈɹɑːftə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-hereafter.wav

Word forms

hereafter hereafters

Etymology

From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.

Synonyms

henceforward then henceforth followed by someday thereafter aftertime afterlife eternal life unborn

Related words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafters hereagainst hereamong hereanent hereat hereaway herebefore hereby herefor herefore hereforth hereforward hereforwards herefrom herehence hereinabove hereinafter hereinbefore hereinbelow hereinelsewhere hereinsoever hereinto hereinunder heremid hereof hereon hereout hereover herethrough herethroughout hereto heretofore hereunto hereupon herewith herewithal herewithin herewithout hitherto hitherunto hitherward hitherwards howbeit however howso howsoever howsomedever howsomever thataway thatwise thenceafter

Derived words

sweet hereafter
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