# afterward

Pronunciation: US say "AF-ter-wurd" /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/; UK say "AHF-tuh-wuhd" /ˈɑːftə.wəd/

## Adverb

1. At a later or following time; after the event or period just mentioned.
   - Simple: At a later time, after something else has happened.
   - _The first tremor struck at noon, and a stronger one followed shortly afterward._
   - _Afterward, few of the witnesses could agree on what they had seen._

## Origin

Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; it is equivalent to after + -ward.

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