hereafter
pronunciation
How to pronounce hereafter in British English:
UK [ˌhɪərˈɑ:ftə(r)]
How to pronounce hereafter in American English:
US [ˌhɪrˈæftə(r)]
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- Noun:
- life after death
- the time yet to come
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- Adverb:
- in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
- in a future life or state
- following this in time or order or place; after this
Word Origin
- hereafter
- Old English heræfter (adv.) "in the future; later on;" see here + after. Meaning "after death" is mid-14c. As a noun, "time in the future," from 1540s. Meaning "a future world, the world to come" is from 1702.
Example
- 1. Employer-provided health insurance will hereafter be taxable compensation .
- 2. Who could resist a pay cheque in the here and now for deferred immortality in the hereafter ?
- 3. If man is a theotropic beast , inclined to believe in a hereafter , it is surely better that he chooses his faith , rather than follows the one his government orders .