What does Afterwards mean?
Definitions for Afterwards
af·ter·wards
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Afterwards.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
afterwardsadverb
At a later or succeeding time.
Etymology: From æfteweard + -s#Etymology 3. Surface analysis is.
ChatGPT
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.
Webster Dictionary
Afterwardsadverb
alt. of Afterward
Wikidata
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.
Editors Contribution
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Afterwards' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2396
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Afterwards' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1476
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Afterwards' in Adverbs Frequency: #178
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Afterwards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Afterwards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Afterwards in a Sentence
He has been around politics for long enough to know that people are always kinder before you set foot on the battlefield than afterwards, people who said they are right behind you are suddenly a good distance back.
In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date. We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual, the next day, I got a text from her saying that although 'it may have seemed okay,' upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said.I continue to support the movement that is happening in our culture. It is necessary and long overdue.
It wasn't my choice to leave -- I didn't leave on my terms, but when he gets elected, I hope he will drop the hammer on the enemy, get us out of there, and take care of us afterwards.
But if they sold roasted Brussels sprouts and grilled salmon at the movie theater, you wouldn't go out for dinner afterwards, because you would be satisfied. Your brain knows the difference, if there's a conflict between what we think we know and what our brain is telling us. We don't trust our brain. We trust what we think we learned. So I'm not surprised at all that everyone is confused.
It must be terrible to watch me at 3 in the morning, then what do you do afterwards?
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- أخير, بعد ذلكArabic
- впоследствие, след товаBulgarian
- bihaenBislama
- তার পর, তার পরে, এর পরে, এর পর, এরপরে, তারপর, তারপরেBengali
- desprésCatalan, Valencian
- poté, pozdějiCzech
- wedynWelsh
- bagefter, senereDanish
- nachher, später, danach, hinterherGerman
- ύστερα, κατόπινGreek
- posteEsperanto
- despuésSpanish
- بعدPersian
- perästäpäin, jälkeenpäin, sittemmin, jälkikäteenFinnish
- après, ensuite, après coup, ultérieurementFrench
- an dèidh sin, an dèidh làimheScottish Gaelic
- אחר־כךHebrew
- बादHindi
- utóbb, azután, utólag, későbbHungarian
- հետոArmenian
- poisInterlingua
- poseIdo
- dopo, in seguitoItalian
- それから, その後, 後でJapanese
- پاشان, له دواییاKurdish
- postLatin
- achteraf, nadienDutch
- i etterkant, derpå, etter, senere, deretter, etterpåNorwegian
- później, potemPolish
- [[mais]] [[tarde]], depoisPortuguese
- târziu, apoiRomanian
- позже, после, потомRussian
- потом, послије, накнадно, касније, naknadno, potom, после, posle, poslije, kasnijeSerbo-Croatian
- potémSlovene
- senare, efteråtSwedish
- daha sonra, sonradan, sonralarıTurkish
- بعدUrdu
- sau này, về sau, sau đóVietnamese
- posoVolapük
- 之后Chinese
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