afterwards

Collocations

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ADJ.

bad, clean, fresh, good, half, shut

The house felt clean and fresh afterwards, after we finally finished the deep clean.

VERB + AFTERWARDS

asked, come, felt, get, help, look, relaxed, satisfy

He asked me about the accident afterwards, but I didn't want to talk about it.

PREP.

on, on, out, up

We cleaned up the kitchen afterwards and then went to bed.

Definitions

adv

1

At a later or succeeding time; after that;

Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot. Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

better one word in time than two afterwards

You should speak at the right time, or you will miss the opportunity to make a difference.

Example Bank

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Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot. Two more top-class stops fo

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02

To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed out.

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03

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

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04

Afterwards there will be hell to pay.

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05

At first I was not sure which one I wanted, but afterwards I decided on this red one.

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06

He will come afterwards.

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