# afterwards

Pronunciation: UK say "AHF-tuh-wuhdz" /ˈɑːftə.wədz/; US say "AF-ter-werdz" /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/

## Adverb

1. At a subsequent time, following the event or period that has just been mentioned.
   - Simple: Later, after the thing that you have just talked about.
   - _We had dinner at a little Italian place and went for a walk along the river afterwards._
   - _The minister resigned in March, and shortly afterwards the government called an election._

## Origin

From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) with the adverb-forming ending -s. It can also be analysed as after + -wards.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/afterwards (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).