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

Therrien never opened the gallery to the public but often hosted museum groups and curators, taking them to his adjacent apartment afterward and lingering over a long lunch of salad served from a giant bowl.

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Flipping through sketches from 1939 afterward, I realized that he always looked that bad.

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I saw Bruce afterward and he asked, “What’d you do today.”

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“I remember shaking Jim’s hand afterward and telling him, ‘I hated losing that, but that was a historic game,’” Payton said.

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She became emotional again afterward as she thanked the crowd for its support.

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