thereafter
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4.1
- adverb
- /ðɛrˈæftər/
- Formal
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a partir de entonces
- Thereafter, you will be charged with contempt of court, meaning you will be incarcerated.
- shortly thereafter
- soon thereafter
- immediately thereafter
But every kick thereafter hurt a little less.
- But every kick thereafter hurt a little less.
- And you know, shortly thereafter I started getting brand deals.
- And every year thereafter, the site doubled after I made that change.
- Two of the teams actually made it to the moon shortly thereafter, but crashed on landing.
- Shortly thereafter they got approval to buy new jets.
- And thankfully my ADD brain switched pretty soon thereafter.
- And then we just measure people's reactions or behavior thereafter.
- Most people who get through the beginning find they do just fine thereafter.
- So you buy the glass jar once and then the refill pods thereafter.
- And then we deployed shortly thereafter.
Examples
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For a long time thereafter, women did not journey to Antarctica in any numbers.
Academic text (2008) -
Thereafter, he provided a full confession to authorities.
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But every kick thereafter hurt a little less.
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And then did you leave thereafter with the baby?
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And every year thereafter, the site doubled after I made that change.
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Shortly thereafter, the instructions came through.
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Antitrust was of limited importance thereafter until the coming of the New Deal.
Academic text (1991) -
Records of the Caninae appeared in Europe first, and almost immediately thereafter in Asia and Africa.
Academic text (2008) -
Shortly thereafter, Tom Dobbs was on the ballot in 13 states.
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After graduating from university, she moved to London and started her career; thereafter, she focused on becoming a successful author.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Immediately after that
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1.0
At a time after now or after a time already said
204
1.1
At a later time
113
4.8
After something else happens
1
9.3
From that time on
From that time on
Happening after something else in time
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word thereafter is simply there + after: there can mean 'at that time' and after means 'later', so thereafter means 'from that time onwards'.