afterward
pronunciation
How to pronounce afterward in British English:
UK [ˈɑːftə(r)wə(r)d]
How to pronounce afterward in American English:
US [ˈæftərwərd]
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- Adverb:
- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Word Origin
- afterward (adv.)
- Old English æftanweard, from æftan "after" (see aft) + -weard suffix indicating direction (see -ward); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant afterwards shows adverbial genitive.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Afterward , you may dress and resume normal activity .
- 2. Afterward , a straw came down through the crack .
- 3. Afterward , the children sang one of the tribe 's few surviving songs .
- 4. Soon afterward , swine flu was diagnosed in a kobe high school athlete .
- 5. Afterward he came back to damascus .