thereafter
After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
Adverb 2 meanings
After that time, from then on; thenceforth.
“Near-synonyms: afterward, afterwards”
After that (the thing aforementioned).
“The little dog was off like a shot, and the children went running thereafter.”
Noun 2 meanings
Synonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”).
Synonym of hereafter (“existence after death”).
Etymology
From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þǣræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there + after.
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THEREAFTER at a glance
THEREAFTER has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + F 4 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,396 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with thereafter
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
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