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# hereafter

«hereafter» in Mova's school dictionary: **From now on; after this time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb; noun (the hereafter)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) From now on; after this time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#m1)

2) (formal, law) In this document from this point on, as in «hereafter called the Buyer». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#m2)

3) (noun, the hereafter) Life after death. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#m3)

4) In a book, hereafter means later on in the same book, as in 'as we shall see hereafter'. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in legal papers and old writing. In church life «the hereafter» means life after death; Christians believe in eternal life with God after death. In everyday speech people say «from now on» instead.

### examples

- Hereafter, all homework must be handed in on Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x1)
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, hereafter called the RSPB, was founded in 1889. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x2)
- Many religions teach about the hereafter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x3)
- Christians believe that the hereafter is life with God. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x4)
- «Hereafter you shall be called the Elephant's Child no more,» the storyteller might say. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x5)
- The contract says the house, hereafter «the property», is sold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x6)
- He married Rhea, daughter of Uranus and Gaea, a very important divinity, to whom a special chapter will be devoted hereafter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hereafter/#x7)

### note

Formal or old-fashioned; one word. In essays, «hereafter» is used to give a short name for something: «the United Nations (hereafter UN)». Related old words: hereby, herein, heretofore.

### Trees and pragmatics

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