afterward
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af·ter·ward
(ăf'tər-wərd) 
also af·ter·wards (-wərdz)
adv.
At a later time; subsequently.
also af·ter·wards (-wərdz)adv.
At a later time; subsequently.
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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afterward, afterwards
Afterward is restricted to North America
(Afterward, he had a long and satisfying career with the city Welfare Department—New Yorker, 1987
Afterward they were enormously and finally sick of each other—Alice Munro, 1987(Canada), whereas afterwards is the customary form in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and is an optional by-form in North America.
| aftermath, affix, affinity | |
| age, aged, ageing |
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adverb
- At a subsequent time: after, afterwards, later, latterly, next, subsequently, ulteriorly. Idioms: after a while, by and by, later on. See precede/follow.
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IN BRIEF: Later; following a certain time or event.
Once a decision was made, I did not worry about it afterward.
— Harry S. Truman
Tutor's tip: "Afterward(s)" means after a while or subsequent, while an "afterword" is an epilogue or short conclusion to a book or novel.
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