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thereafter

the·reaf·ter

UK/ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ US/ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ uncommon

adverb

1.

from that time on

  • “thereafter he never called again”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

Phrases

  • 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

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