thereafter

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English

Alternative forms

• thereafters

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/
• (Northern England, other non-rhotic without the trap–bath split) IPA^(key): /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ)

Adverb

thereafter (not comparable)

1. After that, from then on; thenceforth.

Coordinate terms

• afterward

Translations

Noun

thereafter (countable and uncountable, plural thereafters)

1. (uncommon) Synonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”).
2. (poetic, uncommon) Synonym of hereafter (“existence after death”).

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