Definitions for afterwards
af·ter·wards

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1. subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later onadverb

   happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

   "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

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1. afterwardsadverb

   At a later or succeeding time.

2. Etymology: From æfteweard + -s#Etymology 3. Surface analysis is.

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1. afterwards

   Afterwards is an adverb that refers to a point in time following or after a particular event, action, or period. It is often used to describe something occurring later or next in a sequence or process.

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1. Afterwardsadverb

   alt. of Afterward

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1. Afterwards

   Afterwards is a 2009 English-language psychological thriller film directed by Gilles Bourdos and starring Romain Duris, John Malkovich and Evangeline Lilly. Based on Guillaume Musso's novel Et après..., the story tells of a workaholic lawyer who is told by a self-proclaimed visionary that he must try to prevent his imminent death. The film was shot in New York City, Montreal and various New Mexico locations over June–July 2007, and had a French release in January 2009.

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1. afterwardsadjective

   Of the afterword or conclusion of a book &c

   Afterwards can, though an adjective, be, say as an alternative option to 'afterward', used as an adverb

   Etymology: The final 's' may be appended for good reason. Afterwards (which could be spelt as 'afterwords') has the appearance of a genitive, meaning 'of the concluding part [or afterword] of a literary effort

   
   

   Submitted by thesignaturesnice on September 18, 2023  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'afterwards' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2396

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'afterwards' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1476

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'afterwards' in Adverbs Frequency: #178

How to pronounce afterwards?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say afterwards in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterwards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterwards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of afterwards in a Sentence

1. American Joey Chestnut:

   I try to stay away from sweets, because they make me feel like garbage afterwards.

2. Refugees Antonio Guterres:

   We need to strongly increase resettlement from Turkey ... We need to substantially increase the number of opportunities for people to come to Europe legally, it's impossible not to be shocked when we see those boats which are manufactured just for this crossing, very fragile. I have never seen boats as fragile as those I have seen in Lesbos, (which) are destroyed immediately afterwards. This is horrible.

3. Karl Kraus:

   A weak man has doubts before a decision, a strong man has them afterwards.

4. Aldous Huxley:

   There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you have worked on your own corner.

5. Charles Krauthammer:

   Afterwards, we decided to go after them. They were then driven out of their sanctuary, physically. We have not had a major attack on that scale from Al Qaeda since. you can harden all of the soft targets you want in America. You can keep all the Muslim immigrants you want away from our shores. It will make no difference.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afterwards
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afterwards
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterwards
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=afterwards