afterward

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English afterward, from Old English æfterweard; equivalent to after + -ward.

In classic literature

Synonyms

subsequently, later, afterwards, after, later on

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