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thereafter
What does thereafter mean?
thereafter (adverb): from that time on.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use thereafter in a sentence?
- Thereafter he never called again. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce thereafter?
/ðɛˈɹæftɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does thereafter come from?
From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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on or to one side
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on a floor below
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from that time on
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