afterwards
af·ter·wards
adverb
1.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- “he apologized subsequently”
- “he”
- “ll be back here later”
- “it didn”
- “;”
Origin
From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.
Related words
Pertaining to
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