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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 (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)Our own studies in which bronchial_artery pulmonary_artery anastomoses were demonstrated , were accomplished by injecting the bronchial_artery first with no pressure on the pulmonary_artery or vein , and then by injecting the pulmonary_artery and vein afterwards . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Only afterwards did an act like that become meaningless , so that he would puzzle_over it for days , whereas at the time it had seemed quite real . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)As for this rider , I never saw him before or afterwards and never saw him dismounted , so whether he stood tall or short in his shoes , I can n't say ; but I do know that he gave the day tone and distinction . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Afterwards I learned that Eileen had called Thelma on the telephone and made a big scene about Thelma trying to take her husband away . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Afterwards you did well enough . Related terms |
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