afterward

CEFRC1

/ˈɑːftə.wəd/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Later, after a particular event or time.

Examples

  • Only afterward did he explain why he did it.

  • I afterward sold them to enable me to buy R. Burton's Historical Collections.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/

Antonyms

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We went to dinner first, and blank we attended the concert.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward.