afterward

or af·ter·wards

[ af-ter-werd, ahf- ]

adverb

1. at a later or subsequent time; subsequently.

Word History and Origins

Origin of afterward¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English æfterweard, alteration (with -r- of æfter after ) of æfteweard, equivalent to æfte-, æftan aft ¹ + -weard -ward

Example Sentences

“I cut them out with a knife and mold and sculpt them afterward.”

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“I looked over my shoulder for the two days afterward, honestly. I would drive to pick up the boys or drive to go run errands, and I would look over my shoulder.”

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Sotomayor had faced Cathedral in a basketball scrimmage Nov. 6, and multiple players went to the lookout afterward.

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Ben Decter watched this week’s preview performances from various seats throughout the theater and chatted with families afterward; he is admittedly “a lot better” at expressing himself and communicating his feelings to others.

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They came up to me afterward and said they laughed, they cried, and also that it was illuminating, that they learned so much.

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