afterwards
adverb /ˈɑːftəwədz/
/ˈæftərwərdz/
(especially British English) (North American English usually afterward)
- at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned
- Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said.
- Let's go out now and eat afterwards.
- Shortly afterwards he met her again.
- He took his family to supper at a restaurant, and soon afterwards, he fell ill.
Extra Examples- They decided to have another child, and Jake was born not long afterwards.
- Steve and I remained friends for years afterwards.
- Only afterwards did we realise how lucky we were to get away.
Word OriginOld English æftewearde, from æftan ‘aft’ + -wards (see -ward), influenced by after.