afterwards

«afterwards» in Mova's judaism dictionary: later, after something else has happened — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Afterwards means later, after something else has happened. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and recounts, «afterwards» is a time connective that helps put events in order: first, then, next, afterwards, finally. In maths problems, it signals the second step: «She had 12 sweets. Afterwards she ate 5» → 12 − 5. In everyday life, «Let's tidy up first and play afterwards». Phrases: «soon afterwards», «shortly afterwards», «long afterwards», «straight afterwards».

examples

• And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. (Torah GEN.30.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. (Torah DEU.13.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence; when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. (Torah EXO.11.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Consider, and afterwards we will speak. (Writings JOB.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. (Writings PRO.20.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house. (Writings PRO.24.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• We went swimming and afterwards had ice cream. tree →
• Wash your hands afterwards. tree →
• I didn't feel well, but afterwards I was fine. tree →
• Soon afterwards, it started to rain. tree →
• Do your homework first; you can play afterwards. tree →
• Tom had 20 stickers; afterwards he gave away 8. tree →
• They argued, but they said sorry afterwards. tree →
• Long afterwards, the children still remembered the trip. tree →
• Not long afterwards the two brothers arrived. tree →

note

British and Australian English usually say «afterwards»; American English often says «afterward». It is an adverb, so it does not need an object: «after lunch» but «afterwards» alone. In maths problems, events after «afterwards» happen second.

In the corpora

• And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
• Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
• Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.
• Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
• Afterwards everyone goes to the pub, and some people even laugh while telling stories about Grandad.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «afterwards» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.