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say it: AF-tur-wurdz
afterwards is an adverb meaning "happening at a time subsequent to a reference time". It is pronounced /ˈæftɚwɚdz/ — AF-tur-wurdz. It carries one recorded sense.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
“he apologized subsequently”
“he's going to the store but he'll be back here later”
“it didn't happen until afterward”
“two hours after that”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for afterwards come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.