Afterward and Hereafter

Afterward

Afterward adverb - Following in time or place.
Usage example: we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward

Hereafter and afterward are semantically related in aftertime topic. In some cases you can use "Hereafter" instead the word "Afterward" as a noun or an adverb.

Nearby Word: afterwards

Hereafter

Hereafter adverb - From this point on.
Usage example: he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor

Afterward and hereafter are semantically related in time topic. You can use "Afterward" instead the word "Hereafter" as a noun or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as aftertime, life after death.

Both words in one sentence

  • Nemean Skinning In the Justice League episode "Hereafter," Superman, having been blasted into the far future, under a red sun, is accosted by big mutated wolves, until he makes himself a sword and kills their leader, wearing its skin as a cape afterward.
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