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Definition afterward in American English

afterward adverb

adverb
/ˈæftərwərd/
1

after something else that you have already mentioned

Example

Let's go see a movie, and afterward we could get something to eat.

Example

Our neighbors won the lottery but didn't realize that until a few days afterward.

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Definition afterward in American English