English Online Dictionary. What means afterwards? What does afterwards mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːftə.wədz/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/
- Hyphenation: af‧ter‧wards
- Homophone: afterwords
Adverb
afterwards (not comparable)
- (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
Synonyms
- afterhand, afterward; see also Thesaurus:subsequently
Antonyms
- beforehand
Derived terms
Related terms
- after