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adverb after that in time or sequence; afterward: Thereafter they did not speak.
Obsolete . accordingly.
Origin of thereafter before 900; Middle English ther after, Old English thǣr æfter. See there, after
SYNONYMS FOR thereafter 1 later, subsequently, thenceforth.
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Words nearby thereafter Raven, The, therblig, there, thereabout, thereabouts, thereafter , the real McCoy, There are plenty of fish in the sea, thereat, there but for the grace of God go I, thereby
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Example sentences from the Web for thereafter Thereafter , the 1960s swelled with political zeal and social unrest.
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Often it means only that a lucky formula was hit upon early in a career that was thereafter sustained by a ready audience.
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It costs a $1.80 for the initial connection, and then 31 cents every minute thereafter .
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In those moments, I have reminded myself that the road is good, and thereafter , I have emerged.
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Ever thereafter , we regard art as some mysterious, gated territory where we cannot go.
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Theory would get you only so far, thereafter it was cut and try.
Security | Poul William Anderson
Thereafter he devoted himself to writing, chiefly for the Quarterly Review, and to hunting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1 | Various
Argyl had looked curiously at him and thereafter offered few words.
Under Handicap | Jackson Gregory
Many nights thereafter was this singular proceeding repeated, to the ever-increasing wonderment of Elias.
Southern Lights and Shadows | Various
Thereafter they see a ship approaching wherein is Mordrains.
Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail | Alfred Nutt
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British Dictionary definitions for thereafter adverb from that time on or after that time thereafter, he ceased to pay attention
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to thereafter thenceforth, consequently, following, hereafter, thenceforward