thereafteradverb
uk/ˌðeəˈrɑːf.tər/us/ˌðerˈæf.tɚ/formalC2 continuing on from a particular point in time, especially after something else has stopped happening:
He left the priesthood in 1970 and settled in the Washington area shortly thereafter (= soon after that).
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Starting from a particular time
- all along the line idiom
- as
- as of/from idiom
- count
- date
- date back
- date from sth
- ever
- forth
- forward
- from
- future
- henceforth
- hereafter
- hereinafter
- live
- onward
- onwards
- since
- then
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