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Definition of "thereafter" []

  • From a specified time onward; from then on. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "thereafter" in a sentence
  • "The Fonz jumped the shark. a term thereafter used to describe a show going on longer than it should."
  • "The fact that neither body of economics predicted the financial collapse of 2008 or the housing bubble that popped shortly thereafter is of little import."
  • "Any Terminator canon thereafter is a pile of steaming dog turds."