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[ adverb ] happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Synonyms Examples "he apologized subsequently" "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later" "it didn't happen until afterward" "two hours after that" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)After that , violence was exultantly easy . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)And the dogwood in early May , for Miss_Ada 's alfresco party ; and after that the Japanese_cherries . After that they had sat for five minutes without saying a word . Related terms |
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[ conjunction ] conjunction, later than the latter
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[ adverb ] behind or in the rear
Examples "and Jill came tumbling after" |
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[ adjective ] located farther aft
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