afterward
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːftə.wəd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: af‧ter‧ward
- Homophone: afterword
Adverb
[edit]afterward (not comparable)
- (US) Alternative form of afterwards.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]afterwards — see afterwards
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- after-ward, after-wart, aftirward, afturward, aftyrward
- efterward (Kent)
- affterrwarrd (Ormulum)
- efterwart, eftirwart, eftyrwart (Early Scots)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]afterward
- Behind, in the rear.
- Afterwards, later, then; following in time.
- Next, below; following sequentially.
- Furthermore, additionally.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “after-ward, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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