adverb

At a subsequent time: after, afterward, later, latterly, next, subsequently, ulteriorly. Idioms: after a while, by and by, later on. See precede/follow.

IN BRIEF: adv. - Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.

Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards. — Charles W. Chestnutt

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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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
  Synonyms: subsequently, later, afterward, after, later on

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - senere, bagefter

Nederlands (Dutch)
later, naderhand

Français (French)
adv. - après, ensuite, plus tard, par la suite

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nachher, später

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μετά, κατόπι(ν)

Italiano (Italian)
poi, in seguito, dopo, successivamente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - mais tarde, depois

Русский (Russian)
после, потом, позднее

Español (Spanish)
adv. - después, a la postre

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - efteråt, sedan

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
后来地, 然后

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 後來地, 然後

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 뒤에, 이후

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 後に, 後で, その後, 以後

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) فيما بعد, بعدئذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לאחר מכן, אחר-כך‬

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