English Explanatory Dictionary

thereafter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
  2. After that (the thing aforementioned).
noun
  1. Synonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”).
  2. Synonym of hereafter (“existence after death”).

Pronunciation

/ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thereafter.wav /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/

Word forms

thereafter thereafters

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”).

Synonyms

afterward afterwards hereafter

Antonyms

therebefore

Related words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts hereabove hereafter 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

Translations

Bulgarian: после Bulgarian: впоследствие Cherokee: ᎤᏩᎫᏗᏗᏒ Chinese Mandarin: 從此以後 /从此以后 Chinese Mandarin: 從此 /从此 Chinese Mandarin: 然後 /然后 Chinese Mandarin: 其後 /其后 Czech: poté Czech: potom Czech: nato Danish: derefter Dutch: daarna Finnish: sen jälkeen Finnish: sen koommin French: après quoi French: à la suite de quoi French: ensuite German: danach German: nachher German: anschließend German: später Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 Ancient Greek: ἔπειτα Hungarian: azután Hungarian: utána Italian: dopodiché K'iche': k'ate ri' class adv Latin: deinde Luxembourgish: duerno Russian: по́сле э́того Russian: впосле́дствии Russian: с того́ вре́мени Spanish: tras lo cual Spanish: tras lo que Swedish: därefter Swedish: efteråt Yiddish: דערנאָך
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