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thereafter
CEFRB2
/ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/
adverb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adverb
After that time or event.
- 02
adverb
Extra detailAfter that (the thing aforementioned).
Examples
She married at 17 and gave birth to her first child shortly thereafter.
Thereafter we heard no more from him.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Deep Dive
adverb
Extra meaningsSynonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”).
After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
noun
Extra meaningSynonym of hereafter (“existence after death”).
More examples
In contextThereafter, he was gradually promoted until he became company president.
He left; thereafter we never met again.
The little dog was off like a shot, and the children went running thereafter.
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Origin
adverb
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”).