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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterward/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales, the next thing that happens after an event

### examples

- Immediately afterward the Moon came flying up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterward/#x1)
- Soon afterward the serpent sent for the prince. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterward/#x2)
- We ate our supper and went to bed afterward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterward/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [She felt worse afterwards, not lighter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate/6/)
- [A fair rule is known to everyone before the game starts; changing it afterwards to suit one side is unfair.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/103-olympiad-fair-or-unfair-chains-of-reasons-and-dilemmas/8/)
- [and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.264/)
- [and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.390/)
- [And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name was called Zerah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1247/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «afterward» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/afterward/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.