thereafter

== English == === Alternative forms === thereafters === Etymology === From 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/ (Northern England, other non-rhotic without the trap–bath split) IPA(key): /ˌðɛəɹˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌðɛɹˈæf.tɚ/ Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ) === Adverb === thereafter (not comparable) After that time, from then on; thenceforth. Antonym: therebefore Near-synonyms: afterward, afterwards After that (the thing aforementioned). Antonym: therebefore Coordinate terms: therewith, therewithout, therebeside, thereover, thereunder, thereon, therein, therebetween, thereamong ==== Translations ==== === Noun === thereafter (countable and uncountable, plural thereafters) (uncommon) Synonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”). (poetic, uncommon) Synonym of hereafter (“existence after death”). === See also ===