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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Anatole France:

   The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

2. Kaowsalya Shanthakumar:

   I saw the doctors trying to recover her heart beat by pumping her chest, then shortly afterwards, they told me that she had died.

3. Clive Lewis:

   Over the last 50 years corporate interests have changed stadiums more than anything else. Years ago, stadiums were just bare concrete and no seats, just bleachers, today, it's a lot more about the corporate experience -- the internal lounge, corporate boxes, restaurants. Which means that people are coming to the venue an hour or two before the event and not leaving for an hour or two afterwards.

4. Michael Bloomberg:

   The bottom line is there is no excuse for the political stunt just because The President had made a commitment when The President ran for office and afterwards, the President can not get it done and deliver for The President constituency. The President should just stand up and say I tried and let's get on with the next thing.

5. Jonny Kim:

   I'd say that the events that unfolded on August 2nd 2006 and days afterwards where we lost much better warriors than I, much braver and selfless, that those were much more formative in shaping what I do and will do for the rest of my life. And the actions of that day, we lost 2 really good men. I don't even know where to start. One of my good friends one of our good friends Ryan Job was hit in the face, and I learned a lot that day. Well, I think we all did.

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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