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af·ter·ward A0133100 (ăf′tər-wərd) also af·ter·wards (-wərdz)adv. At a later time; subsequently.afterwards (ˈɑːftəwədz) or afterwardadvafter an earlier event or time; subsequently[Old English æfterweard, æfteweard, from aft + ward]after afterwards later">later1. 'after'After is usually a preposition. If something happens after a particular time or event, it happens during the period that follows that time or event. Vineeta came in just after midnight.We'll hear about everything after dinner.You can say that someone does something after doing something else. After leaving school he worked as an accountant.After completing and signing the form, please return it to me.Be Careful!
Don't say that someone is 'after' a particular age. You say that they are over that age. She was well over fifty.Be Careful!
Don't use 'after' to say that something is at the back of something else. The word you use is behind. I've parked behind the school.2. 'afterwards'Afterwards is an adverb. If something happens afterwards, it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. You often use afterwards in expressions like not long afterwards, soon afterwards, and shortly afterwards. She died soon afterwards.Shortly afterwards her marriage broke up.3. 'afterward'Afterward is also sometimes used, especially in American English. I left soon afterward.Not long afterward, he made a trip from L.A. to San Jose.4. 'later'Later is an adverb. You use later to refer to a time or situation that follows the time when you are speaking. I'll go and see her later.A little, much, and not much can be used with later. A little later, the lights went out.I learned all this much later.You can use after, afterwards, or later following a phrase that mentions a period of time, in order to say when something happens. I met him five years after his wife's death.She wrote about it six years afterwards.Ten minutes later he left the house.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  afterwards - 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"after, afterward, later, later on, subsequently |
afterwards afterwardadverb later, after, then, after that, subsequently, thereafter, following that, at a later date or time Shortly afterwards, police arrested four suspects.afterwardsadverbAt a subsequent time:after, afterward, later, latterly, next, subsequently, ulteriorly.Idioms: after a while, by and by, later on.Translationsafter (ˈaːftə) preposition1. later in time or place than. After the car came a bus. 在...之後 在...之后2. following (often indicating repetition). one thing after another; night after night. 緊接著(表示重複，如：一個接一個，一夜過一夜) 表示反复不断或一个接着一个3. behind. Shut the door after you! 在...後面 在...后面4. in search or pursuit of. He ran after the bus. 追求，追趕 追赶5. considering. After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work. 有鑑於 由于，鉴于 6. (American. in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten. 過了… 在...之后 adverb later in time or place. They arrived soon after. 後來 后来 conjunction later than the time when. After she died we moved house twice. 在...以後 在...以后ˈaftermath (-mӕθ) noun the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event. The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war. 後果 后果ˈafterthought noun a later thought. 事後的想法 事后的想法ˈafterwards adverb later or after something else has happened or happens. He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film. 後來 后来after all1. (used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration. I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him. 畢竟 毕竟2. in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc. It turns out he went by plane after all. 終究 终究be after to be looking for something. What are you after?; The police are after him. 尋找 寻找- Shall we meet afterwards? → 我们过后再见面好吗？
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Synonyms for afterwardsadv laterSynonyms- later
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Synonyms for afterwardsadv at a subsequent timeSynonyms- after
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Synonyms for afterwardsadv happening at a time subsequent to a reference timeSynonyms- after
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