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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.
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.
Jul 2, 2024 · happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.
'afterwards' is correct and usable in written English. You can use 'afterwards' to indicate something that happened after a certain event in the past. For example: After the meeting, we all went out for dinner afterwards.
afterwards meaning, definition, what is afterwards: after an event or time that has already ...: Learn more.
