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Assure a man that he has a soul and then frighten him with old wives' tales as to what is to become of him afterward, and you have hooked a fish, a mental slave.
Theodore Dreiser

Meaning of "afterward" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFTERWARD

afterward  [ˈɑːftəʳwəʳd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFTERWARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Afterward is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES AFTERWARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Afterward

Afterward is a short story by Edith Wharton. It was first published in the 1910 edition of The Century Magazine and in her books, The Collected Short Stories of Edith Wharton and Tales of Men and Ghosts, 1910. It is an ironic ghost story about greed and retribution. The ghost comes for one of the main characters long after a business transgression where the character wronged another.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFTERWARD


acquired
əˈkwaɪəʳd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFTERWARD

afterpeak
afterpiece
afters
aftersensation
aftershaft
aftershave
aftershave balm
aftershave lotion
aftershock
aftershow
aftersun
aftersupper
afterswarm
aftertaste
afterthought
aftertime
aftertreatment
afterwards
afterword
afterworld

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFTERWARD

award
bring forward
carry forward
carry-forward
carryforward
come forward
fashion-forward
fast forward
fast-forward
flashforward
forward
full forward
go-forward
Great Leap Forward
henceforward
power forward
put forward
rearward
small forward
store and forward
straightforward

Synonyms and antonyms of afterward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AFTERWARD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «afterward» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of afterward

Translation of «afterward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFTERWARD

Find out the translation of afterward to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of afterward from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «afterward» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

después
570 millions of speakers

English

afterward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाद में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعد ذلك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

после
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

depois
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

après
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

selepas itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

später
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その後
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bubar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sau đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்னர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्यानंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sonra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

після
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

după aceea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αργότερα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daarna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efteråt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etterpå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of afterward

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERWARD»

The term «afterward» is very widely used and occupies the 22.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTERWARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about afterward

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10 QUOTES WITH «AFTERWARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word afterward.
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Shana Alexander
The mark of a true crush... is that you fall in love first and grope for reasons afterward.
2
John Barton
I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something about them that I cannot give up on.
3
Kathleen Battle
Wherever and whenever I sing, if there is only one spiritual on a program, people will talk about two things afterward, and one of them will be the spiritual. What I bring to this is the best of my classical training - not all of it. I apply what is appropriate.
4
Erich Bergen
I saw my first Broadway show when I was 10 years old. I saw 'Big: The Musical' and I remember going out to dinner with my mom afterward and reading the souvenir program like crazy!
5
Georges Bernanos
Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterward.
6
Jack Cade
They say that the commons of England would first destroy the king's friends and afterward himself, and then bring the Duke of York to be king so that by their false means and lies they may make him to hate and destroy his friends, and cherish his false traitors.
7
Geoffrey Chaucer
First he wrought, and afterward he taught.
8
Chris Cleave
It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes who, for years afterward, have been tormented by the knowledge that, had they done something ever so slightly different, they could have been one-ten-thousandth of a second quicker.
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Theodore Dreiser
Assure a man that he has a soul and then frighten him with old wives' tales as to what is to become of him afterward, and you have hooked a fish, a mental slave.
10
Hermann Ebbinghaus
The aim of the tests carried on with these syllable series was, by means of repeated audible perusal of the separate series, to so impress them that immediately afterward they could voluntarily be reproduced.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFTERWARD»

Discover the use of afterward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to afterward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Afterward
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Emilie Searchfield, 2010
2
Afterward
Left to care for her siblings, along with older sister Angela, when the rest of their family is killed in a 1904 excursion boat fire, Maud Evans questions Angela's decision to marry a wealthy older man
Catherine M. Rae, 1992
3
Afterward: A Story by Edith Wharton
Or, rather, Ned answered, in the same strain, "why, amid so much that's ghostly, it can never affirm its separate existence as THE ghost.
Edith Wharton, 2007
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Watergate and Afterward: The Legacy of Richard M. Nixon
This volume examines the Watergate controversy and its legacy, focusing particular attention on Nixon's alleged misuse of government power for political ends, his administration's obsession with secrecy and the control of information, and ...
Leon Friedman, William F. Levantrosser, 1992
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Rebirthing Into Androgyny: Your Quest for Wholeness and ...
In these "interesting times," when many people are searching for spiritual nourishment, this book is intended to be a means of providing it.
Berenice Andrews, 2012
6
Things Were Never the Same Afterward
But in life, there is no going back. Mike Trial shares twelve short stories of unforeseen circumstance--real or imagined--and the internal conflicts that change the characters, revealing their own resulting paradigm shift.
Mike Trial, 2013
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Wonderful Weddings and Afterward Wonders: (Insight for ...
This text: 'Wonderful Weddings & Afterward Wonders' is a great book which offers insight into the world of wedding celebrations.
Lorne K Freake, Dr, PhD, 2012
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Afterward
"Afterward" is a sequel to "The Other One" and is a chronicle of the later years of The Bryant Family. Happiness and sadness intermingle as they do in most families.
Elizabeth C Woodhouse, 2004
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Far from home: memories of World War II and afterward
"Mary soon became a valued employee for the Navy, maintaining rosters for the many servicemen in war theaters worldwide.
Mary Herring Wright, 2005
10
The Gaucho Genre: A Treatise on the Motherland
The countryman Ocampo has an “afterward” that Facundo doesn't have, but Facundo nonetheless also possesses the word “afterward”: “Facundo afterward reappears,” “General Ocampo, a native of Facundo's own province, and afterward ...
Josefina Ludmer, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFTERWARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term afterward is used in the context of the following news items.
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Women's World Cup: U.S. routs Japan to win Cup 5-2
"I envisioned us lifting the trophy," Ellis admitted afterward. "I let myself go there." On Sunday evening at a packed-to-the-brim BC Place, they all ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
2
PHOTOS: Americans strong on final day at North American
HH Dark de la Hart was taken off the field in a horse ambulance, but a vet assessment shortly afterward indicated he's expected to make a full ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
3
Confederate flag rally takes over Jacksonville overpass
Wynn-Dixie reached out to First Coast News shortly afterward to make sure the public knew they were not involved in the rally. The supporters ... «First Coast News, Jul 15»
4
Realistic Expectations for Memphis Grizzlies' Jarell Martin and …
Afterward, he declared, "So, the Grizzlies drafted a couple guys who definitely won't contribute this year even if they play a single NBA minute.". «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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Shawn Barber sets new record in men's pole vault ahead of Pan Am …
“Overall, I'm quite happy,” Barber said afterward. “It was a good day to fix a lot of little things on my jumps. When I get to jumping higher bars on ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
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Va. battlefields historic district rebrands for mobile users
... Military Institute cadets who were killed in action at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864, or died afterward as a result of battle wounds. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
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Khloé Kardashian Celebrates Fourth of July with NBA Star James …
... she was spotted sitting on the Houston Rockets player's lap before she left around 5 p.m. Harden was seen leaving shortly afterward. «WHO, Jul 15»
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NHL concussion protocol puts players at risk
Coach Joel Quenneville, when asked afterward if there was concern Crawford had suffered a head injury, said: "He was fine and he's fine.". «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Latin America's first Pope receives warm welcome in Ecuador
One, 16-year-old Elizabeth Maldonado, said afterward that she had never dreamed she would hug the pope. Ecuador's President Rafael ... «SBS, Jul 15»
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Hanley Ramirez powers Red Sox to 5-4 victory over Astros
“It's why I work every day on my follow-through, that's the key to my swing,” Ramirez said afterward. His timely clout helped the Red Sox erase a ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

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