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   afterwards

   /ˈɑːftəwədz/

   adverb

   • 1. at a later or future time: "the offender was arrested shortly afterwards"

   Word Origin Old Englishæftewearde, from æftan ‘aft’ + -wards, influenced by after.

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   What is the difference between after and after?

   • After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’. … After means ‘later than’ and ‘next in time or place’. … We can use after as an adverb, but afterwards is more common. When after is used, it is usually as part of an adverb phrase: … When after refers to future time, we use the present simple, not the future with shall or will: …

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   What does afterward mean?

   • AFTERWARD definition: 1. after the time mentioned: 2. after the time mentioned; later: . Learn more.

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   Is afterwards an adverb?

   • 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.

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   What does after/afterwards mean?

   • After/afterwards means "following". to return in a few minutes/hours/days/months. - to return in a no longer time than a few minutes/hours/days/months. It will be ready in a week's time - it will be ready before or at the end of one week. She learnt to drive in three weeks - it took her no more than three weeks to learn to drive.

   So, "in 5 minutes" means either "during 5 minutes" or "after 5 minutes

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   Afterwards is an adverb that means 'after the time mentioned'. Learn how to use it correctly, see synonyms and translations, and avoid common errors with after.

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   Afterwards means after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned. It is also spelled as afterward in American English. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and usage of afterwards.

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   Afterward means 'after the time mentioned' or 'later'. Learn how to use it as an adverb, see synonyms and antonyms, and compare it with after and afterwards.

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   Afterwards definition: after an earlier event or time; subsequently. See examples of AFTERWARDS used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word afterward, which means at a later or succeeding time. See how to use it in a sentence and how it differs from after.

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   6 days ago · happening at a time subsequent to a reference time. synonyms: after, afterward, later, later on, subsequently.