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I Adverb Bre ˈɑːftə(R ˈæftər Heard He'd Died

Word after
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈɑːftə(r) / NAmE / ˈæftər /
Example
  • that was in 1996. soon after, i heard that he'd died.
  • i could come next week, or the week after.
  • and they all lived happily ever after.
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after

(adverb)BrE / ˈɑːftə(r) / NAmE / ˈæftər /
  1. later in time; afterwards
    • That was in 1996. Soon after, I heard that he'd died.
    • I could come next week, or the week after.
    • And they all lived happily ever after.

    Word Origin

    • Old English æfter, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch achter.
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