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thereafter

[ thair-af-ter, -ahf- ]

adverb

  1. after that in time or sequence; afterward:

    Thereafter they did not speak.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. Obsolete. accordingly.


thereafter

/ ˌðɛəˈɑːڳə /

adverb

  1. from that time on or after that time

    thereafter, he ceased to pay attention

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thereafter1

before 900; Middle English ther after, Old English thǣr æfter. See there, after
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This has some people fearful he will declare a national emergency and martial law that day, or shortly thereafter, to snuff out any resistance to his authoritarian regime.

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Two of his cousins committed suicide thereafter, the statement read.

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While McIlroy is free to wear his jacket wherever he pleases for the next 12 months, thereafter it must stay on club grounds.

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Shortly thereafter, he recalled, he was approached by developers who wanted to build a minor league ballpark in the city.

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They attempted life-saving measures to the injured boy but he died shortly thereafter.

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