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1 afterwards
afterwards [ˈα:ftəwədz]* * *['ɑːftəwədz], US ['æf-]GB, afterward ['ɑːftəwəd], US ['æf-] US adverb1) ( after) gen après; ( in sequence of events) ensuitedirectly/straight afterwards — aussitôt/tout de suite après
2) ( later) plus tard3) ( subsequently) [regret etc] par la suite -
2 afterwards
1 ( after) gen après ; ( in a sequence of events) ensuite ; soon ou shortly ou not long afterwards peu après ; immediately ou directly afterwards aussitôt après ; straight afterwards GB tout de suite après ; we saw a film, went to the restaurant then went home afterwards on est allé au cinéma, puis au restaurant et ensuite on est rentré ; salmon, green salad and afterwards an apple tart du saumon et une salade verte suivis d'une tarte aux pommes ;2 ( later) plus tard ; I'll tell you afterwards je te le dirai plus tard ; it was only afterwards that I noticed ce n'est que plus tard que je m'en suis aperçu ;3 ( subsequently) par la suite ; I regretted it afterwards je l'ai regretté par la suite. -
3 afterwards
après, ensuite;∎ afterwards they went home ensuite ou après ils sont rentrés chez eux;∎ a long time afterwards longtemps après;∎ soon or shortly afterwards peu de temps après;∎ I only realized afterwards je n'ai compris qu'après coup ou que plus tard
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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