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After or afterwards as an adverb. We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase: …. After: typical error. When after refers to future time, we use the present simple, not the future with shall or will: ….
adverb. US us / ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd / uk / ˈɑːf.tə.wəd / (also mainly UK afterwards) Add to word list. A2. after the time mentioned: We had tea, and afterward we sat in the garden for a while. They separated, and soon / shortly afterward Jane left the country. Synonyms. after. later. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
/ˈæftərwərdz/ (especially British English) ( North American English usually afterward) at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned. Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said. Let's go out now and eat afterwards. Shortly afterwards he met her again.
: at a later or succeeding time : subsequently, thereafter. found out about it long afterward. Synonyms. after. later. latterly. subsequently. thereafter. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of afterward in a Sentence. He found out about it long afterward. Afterward, she got a promotion.
If you do something or if something happens afterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects. James was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards.
Afterwards definition: after an earlier event or time; subsequently. See examples of AFTERWARDS used in a sentence.
2 days ago · happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.
Definition of 'afterward' Word Frequency. afterward. (æftərwərd ) also afterwards. adverb [ADV with cl] If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. Shortly afterward, police arrested four suspects. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adverb. /ˈæftərwərd/ (also afterwards. /ˈæftərwərdz/ ) at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned She was sorry afterward for what she said. Let's go out now and eat afterward. Shortly afterward he saw her again. Take your English to the next level.
adverb. mainly UK uk / ˈɑːf.tə.wədz / us / ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz / (US usually afterward) Add to word list. A2. after the time mentioned: We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while. They separated, and soon / shortly afterwards Jane left the country. Synonyms. after. later. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
