afterward

«afterward» in Mova's school dictionary: At a later time; after something 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 (afterward; afterwards in British use)

meaning for a pupil

At a later time; after something has happened. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, the next thing that happens after an event

examples

• Immediately afterward the Moon came flying up. tree →
• Soon afterward the serpent sent for the prince. tree →
• We ate our supper and went to bed afterward. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• She felt worse afterwards, not lighter.
• A fair rule is known to everyone before the game starts; changing it afterwards to suit one side is unfair.
• and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
• and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
• And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.

Trees and pragmatics

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