linking adverb / phrase · neutral
afterwards
UK/ˈɑːftəwədz/US/ˈæftərwərdz/AF·ter·wards
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at a later time; subsequently; used to indicate something happening after an event
Examples
“We went to the cinema and afterwards had dinner.”
“She thanked him and afterwards left quietly.”
“He apologized and afterwards they were friends again.”
Band 8 sentence
“The study was conducted in 2018; afterwards, participants completed a detailed questionnaire.”
Collocations
- shortly afterwards
- afterwards + clause
Word family
afterward (US) adverbafter (prep/conj) preposition/conjunction
Common mistakes
afterwards of the meeting→after the meeting / afterwards
afterwards we go to the park→afterwards, we went to the park
Say it for a higher band
5after→6later→7+afterwards
Synonyms
later
subsequently
Easily confused
after
“After the lecture, students asked many questions.”
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