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1 afterward
after·ward[ˈɑ:ftəwəd, AM ˈæftɚ-]after·wards[ˈɑ:ftəwədz, AM ˈæftɚ-]* * *['Aːftəwəd]adv (US)See:= academic.ru/1112/afterwards">afterwards* * *soon afterwards kurz danach, kurze Zeit später -
2 afterward
( later) später;( after something) danach, anschließend; -
3 afterwards
(Amer.: afterward) adverb danach* * *adverb (later or after something else has happened or happens: He told me afterwards that he had not enjoyed the film.) nachher* * *after·ward[ˈɑ:ftəwəd, AM ˈæftɚ-]after·wards[ˈɑ:ftəwədz, AM ˈæftɚ-]* * *['Aːftəwədz]advnachher; (= after that, after some event etc) danachand afterwards we could go to a disco — und anschließend or nachher or danach gehen wir in eine Disko
can I have mine now? – no, afterwards — kann ich meins jetzt haben? – nein, nachher
* * *soon afterwards kurz danach, kurze Zeit später* * *(Amer.: afterward) adverb danach* * *adv.hinterher (zeitlich) adv.im nachhinein adv.nachher adv.rückwärts adv. -
4 promptly
adverb1) (quickly) prompthe promptly went and did the opposite — (iron.) er hat natürlich prompt [genau] das Gegenteil getan
2) (punctually) pünktlichat 8 o'clock promptly, promptly at 8 o'clock — Punkt 8 Uhr; pünktlich um 8 Uhr
* * *1) (immediately: He promptly accepted my offer.) sofort2) (punctually: They arrived promptly.) pünktlich* * *prompt·ly[ˈprɒm(p)tli, AM ˈprɑ:m-]1. (quickly) prompt3. (in time) pünktlichto leave \promptly at one Punkt eins [o pünktlich um eins] gehen* * *['prɒmptlI]adv1) promptthey left promptly at 6 — sie gingen pünktlich um 6 Uhr or Punkt 6 Uhr
when you receive orders you must obey them promptly —
she sat down and promptly fell asleep — sie setzte sich hin und schlief auf der Stelle or prompt ein
2)(= without further ado)
she promptly gave him a left hook — sie versetzte ihm unverzüglich einen linken Haken* * *adverb1) (quickly) prompthe promptly went and did the opposite — (iron.) er hat natürlich prompt [genau] das Gegenteil getan
2) (punctually) pünktlichat 8 o'clock promptly, promptly at 8 o'clock — Punkt 8 Uhr; pünktlich um 8 Uhr
* * *adv.bereit adv. -
5 promptly
См. также в других словарях:
afterward — afterward, afterwards Afterward is restricted to North America • (Afterward, he had a long and satisfying career with the city Welfare Department New Yorker, 1987 • Afterward they were enormously and finally sick of each other Alice Munro, 1987… … Modern English usage
afterward — index ex post facto Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
afterward — (adv.) O.E. æftanweard, from æftan after (see AFT (Cf. aft)) + weard suffix indicating direction (see WARD (Cf. ward)); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant AFTERWARDS (Cf. afterwards) shows adverbial genitive … Etymology dictionary
afterward — / afterwards [adv] following a time, event after, another time, at a later time, a while later, behind, by and by, ensuingly, eventually, in a while, intra, late, later, latterly, next, on the next day, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter,… … New thesaurus
afterward — afterward, afterwards Subsequent in point of time; synonymous with thereafter … Black's law dictionary
afterward — afterward, afterwards Subsequent in point of time; synonymous with thereafter … Black's law dictionary
afterward — [af′tərwərd] adv. [OE æfterweard: see AFTER & WARD] at a later time; subsequently: also afterwards … English World dictionary
afterward — af|ter|ward [ æftərwərd ] adverb *** after something else that you have already mentioned: Let s go see a movie and afterward we could get something to eat. four days/several minutes/two weeks etc. afterward: Our neighbors won the lottery but… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Afterward — Afterwards Aft er*wards, Afterward Aft er*ward, adv. [AS. [ae]fteweard, a., behind. See {Aft}, and { ward} (suffix). The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.] At a later or succeeding time. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afterward — See afterward, afterwards … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
afterward — adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time (Freq. 13) he apologized subsequently he s going to the store but he ll be back here later it didn t happen until afterward two hours after that • Syn: ↑subsequently, ↑later … Useful english dictionary