afterward

[US]/ˈɑ:ftəwəd/
[UK]/ˈæftɚwɚd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. at a later or subsequent time; following an earlier event

Example Sentences

I afterwards heard from him that this was not the case.

Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.

You left before eleven. What did you do afterward?

afterwards, sated and happy, they both slept.

the same Day afterwards I was taken by the Sallee Man of War, and made a Slave.

We saw the film and afterwards walked home together.

Soon afterwards five explosions were heard from the area.

Soon afterwards he joined the work of the peasants association.

He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.

Afterwards,he became the first Westerner to open a martial arts school in Japan.

When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.

But not long afterward there beat down from the island a hurricane wind called Euraquilo.

Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.

dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.See Synonyms at analyze

Well,a month afterwards,Mrs. Jessup and I were married in a Methodist Church.

I went over evenings and afterward stopped at the coffee and had a drink and read the papers.

Whenever his team lost a match he could be found in the pub afterwards drowning his sorrows.

His children died in a house fire and shortly afterwards he took his own life.

Real-world Examples

And then I'll vigorously wash my hands afterward.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

" Did you speak to her afterward" ?

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

This video was shot inside the consulate afterward.

Source: CNN Listening September 2013 Collection

Before long means very soon afterwards.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

He ran the first half but had to slow down afterward.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

" We'll be fine afterward. Just like we were before."

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

US officials say the Afghan soldier was shot dead immediately afterward.

Source: AP Listening May 2015 Collection

It does. But a plenty of water afterward. It is all right.

Source: American English dialogue

Oppenheimer continued to teach physics and lived a mostly private life afterward.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

He claims the bureau launched a retaliatory campaign against him shortly afterward.

Source: Time

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