thereafter
After that time, from then onAfter that time, from then on; thenceforth.
» Shortly thereafter, the dearth returned to the house.
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2 senses(not comparable)After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
Near-synonyms: afterward, afterwards
He left; thereafter we never met again.
from that time on
(not comparable)After that (the thing aforementioned).
The little dog was off like a shot, and the children went running thereafter.
danach, nachher, anschließend
по́сле э́тогоpósle étovo, впосле́дствииvposlédstvii, с того́ вре́мениs tovó vrémeni
Examples
13 sentencesShortly thereafter, the dearth returned to the house.
Their religions were invented in the 19th century and thereafter.
It is better to prevent evil than punish it by another evil thereafter.
Some states could activate their anti-abortion laws immediately, with others following shortly thereafter.
Thereafter we heard no more from him.
deDanach haben wir nichts mehr von ihm gehört. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þFrom Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- from that time on:thenceforth