Definitions for afterward
ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf-af·ter·ward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afterwardadverb

   subsequently to some other action

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afterwardadverb

   In succeeding time; sometimes written afterwards, but less properly.

   Etymology: from after, and weard, Sax.

   Uses not thought upon before, may afterward spring up, and be reasonable causes of retaining that, which former considerations did formerly procure to be instituted. Richard Hooker.

   An anxious distrust of the divine goodness, makes a man more and more unworthy of it; and miserable beforehand, for fear of being so afterward. Roger L'Estrange.

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1. Afterward

   "Afterward" is a short story by American writer Edith Wharton. It was first published in the 1910 edition of The Century Magazine. and later reprinted in her books The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton and Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910). It is an ironic ghost story about greed and retribution. The ghost comes for one of the main characters long after a business transgression where the character wronged another.

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1. afterward

   Afterward is an adverb referring to a period of time following a particular event or action. It signifies that something happens later or as a result of something else.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afterwardadverb

   at a later or succeeding time

2. Etymology: [AS. fteweard, a., behind. See Aft, and -ward (suffix). The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Afterward

   aft′ėr-ward, Afterwards, aft′ėr-wardz, adv. in after-time: later: subsequently. [A.S. æftenweard.]

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1. afterward

   A space of time in which something happens after something else has happened, as, life, death; love, disillusion; riches, gout; wine, headache; unselfishness, regret.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterward in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of afterward in a Sentence

1. Johnson:

   Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterward propagate it.

2. Frank Siller:

   They are grieving and they get on with life without their loved ones, and we want to make sure we are going to be there for them long afterward.

3. Rachel Luna/Getty Images:

   I think fitness can be fun, but we have to strengthen that mindset. We have to look inward and not be so judgmental, so hard on ourselves for what we see on the outside. On days when I do n’t feel my best, I just make Rachel Luna/Getty Images do it. I have an understanding that when you push through it, you ’ll feel really good afterward. It gives me energy and a sense of accomplishment.

4. Max Boot:

   We did a great job of overthrowing Gaddafi, but they had nothing to secure the country afterward, and there was, I might add, a similar lack of planning for our pullout in the case of Iraq, where there was very little sense of what would happen after U.S. troops left in 2010. We cant think about these as being kind of quick in and out engagements. We send some troops, kill some people and then come back home to a victory parade. Sadly, it doesnt work that way.

5. Shannon Farrell:

   She has swabbed countless people at the clinic since, wondering if shes exposing herself to the virus. Like many of her colleagues working in the COVID-19 world, she takes every possible precaution ; she showers at work after her shift, trying to ensure that she doesnt expose her parents to anything. Her work clothes go immediately into the washing machine. I just feel like this is such an unknown, said Koplin, who plans to return to bobsled next fall assuming bobsled season happens. Theres so many uncertainties and Im like, I dont want to take any chances in the sense that Im dragging this super-contagious virus around my house. Bren Jensen can relate. Shes a COVID-19 survivor. Being a survivor is her specialty. She lost a leg in a lawn-mower accident as a child and went on to represent the U.S. in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympics. She caught the virus, and a doctor that she shares an office with tested positive soon afterward. Theres no way of knowing how Bren Jensen got it or if she transmitted it to anyone else, but she was racked by guilt anyway. Ill be the first to admit that I was very skeptical, Bren Jensen said. Those first couple of weeks, I was even telling patients, Theres really not much to be concerned about unless you have underlying health issues or chronic lung disease. And then I came down with it and I realized how serious it was, because Im completely healthy and it took me down. She stayed down for three weeks, then returned to work. Her office has gone to whats called virtual visits, where patients are being seen remotely. Thats been a lifesaver just to keep everybody else calm, Bren Jensen said. Calmness is something Shannon Farrell has not found easily. Last week, she and another nurse held a mans hand as Shannon Farrell died, separated from Shannon Farrell family because of the threat of the virus. Easter dinner with her own family a couple days later was held outside, in a Wendys parking lot, social distancing practiced as they stood around their cars. The strangeness has been impossibly hard for Shannon Farrell to process. She knew as a high school junior, seven years ago, that this was her calling. But this may be beyond any worst-case scenario she envisioned. I helped to take care of my grandmother when she was sick with leukemia, and I remember liking that feeling of being helpful and making her feel more comfortable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afterward
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afterward
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=afterward
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterward
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterward
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=afterward
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=afterward