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Afterwards

//ˈɑːftə.wədz// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    At a later or succeeding time; after that; not-comparable

    "Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot. Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post."

Adverb
  1. 1
    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.

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