afterwards
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
How often you will meet it
Rank 925 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,892 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time also: subsequently, later, afterward, after, later on he apologized subsequentlyhe's going to the store but he'll be back here later
afterwards in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Very soon afterwards, the family all sat down to their mid-day meal.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Three days afterwards there came a scrubby little roll of paper, with a halfpenny stamp on it.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Afterwards, when I knew him better, I understood his apparent unconcern of any suggestion counter to his own.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Between two and three years afterwards he returned to Wythburn city and resumed his old life on the fells.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Afterwards Odysseus has an interview with Penelope (who does not recognise him), but he is recognised by his old nurse Eurycleia.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1