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thereafter

  • /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/
  • /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

adverb thereafters

  1. not comparable After that time, from then on; thenceforth. Near-synonyms: afterward, afterwards

    Similar: afterward, afterwards · Opposite: therebefore

  2. not comparable After that (the thing aforementioned). The little dog was off like a shot, and the children went running thereafter.

    Opposite: therebefore

noun thereafters

  1. countable, uncommon, uncountable Synonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”).

    Similar: hereafter

  2. countable, poetic, uncommon, uncountable Synonym of hereafter (“existence after death”). A mimed sequence might enliven Johnny's visit to the great thereafter; or the battle royal might be painted on a backdrop.

    Similar: hereafter

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thenceforth, henceforth, thereupon, since, later, eventually, afterwards, after, then, hereafter, subsequently, subsequent, consequently, therefore, posteriorly, hereinafter

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adv after that

Españoltras lo cual, tras lo que
中文從此以後 /从此以后 cóngcǐ yǐhòu, 從此 /从此 cóngcǐ, 然後 /然后 ránhòu, 其後 /其后 qíhòu
Françaisaprès quoi, à la suite de quoi, ensuite
Deutschdanach, nachher, anschließend, später
Italianodopodiché
Русскийпо́сле э́того pósle étovo, впосле́дствии vposlédstvii, с того́ вре́мени s tovó vrémeni

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@misc{thereafter_2026,
  title = {thereafter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thereafter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}