afterward
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afterward
at a later or subsequent time: We attended the meeting and afterward we went to dinner.
Not to be confused with:
afterword – a concluding section, commentary, etc. as of a book: The author’s widow wrote the afterword.
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af·ter·ward
(ăf′tər-wərd) also af·ter·wards (-wərdz)adv.
At a later time; subsequently.
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af•ter•ward
(ˈæf tər wərd, ˈɑf-)also af′ter•wards,
adv.
at a later time; subsequently.
[before 1000; Old English æfterweard]
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afterward
adverbAt a subsequent time:
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Translations
kasneje
afterward
[ˈɑːftəwəd] afterwards [ˈɑːftəwədz] (esp Brit) ADV → después, más tardeafterward we all helped with the washing up → después or luego or más tarde todos ayudamos a fregar los platos
I realized afterward that he was right → después or luego me di cuenta de que él tenía razón
immediately afterward → inmediatamente después, acto seguido
long afterward → mucho tiempo después
shortly or soon afterward → poco después, al poco rato
I didn't remember until afterward → no lo recordé hasta después or hasta más tarde
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