thereafter
gb/ðɛɹˈæftɚ/ us/ðɛɹˈæftɚ/
C1
English
~ 9800
ezt követően, ezután
C1
FORMAL
1
ezt követően
B2
ezután
A2
Usage pattern:
[clause]; thereafter, [clause]
He was arrested in 2015 and was thereafter banned from holding public office.
2015-ben letartóztatták, és ezt követően eltiltották a közhivatal viselésétől.
The company merged with its rival and thereafter focused on international expansion.
A vállalat összeolvadt a versenytársával, és ezt követően a nemzetközi terjeszkedésre összpontosított.
The first chapter explains the theory; thereafter, the book provides practical examples.
Interest will accrue at 5% per annum for the first year and at 7% per annum thereafter.
She moved to Berlin in 2010 and lived there permanently thereafter.
Learner examples
He finished school in 2018 and worked in his family shop thereafter.
2018-ban befejezte az iskolát, és ezután a családi boltban dolgozott.
The road was closed after the storm and remained empty thereafter.
A vihar után lezárták az utat, és ezután is üres maradt.
You will pay half the price this year and the full price thereafter.
The team lost the first game and played very carefully thereafter.
We met at university and stayed close friends thereafter.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes write it as two words (*there after*), which is incorrect; it is always one word. Another common mistake is confusing "thereafter" with "therefore" or "thereby"; "thereafter" refers only to time (after that), not to reason or method. In informal speech and writing, learners may overuse "thereafter" where "after that" or "then" would sound more natural.
Meaning
After that time or event
Collocations
soon thereafter
|shortly thereafter
|immediately thereafter
|and thereafter
|for years thereafter
|for a time thereafter
Synonyms
afterwards (More common and less formal; often used in everyday speech.)
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after that (Very common and neutral, but two words instead of one formal adverb.)
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from then on (Stresses a continuous state or action starting at that time.)
Antonyms
beforehand (Refers to a time before a mentioned event, the opposite direction in time.)
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previously (Means at an earlier time than the one mentioned, opposite to ‘after that’.)
Themes
time
|formal_writing
|core_vocabulary
Definition
After that time or event, and from then on.
After the time or event just mentioned, and continuing from that point onward.
Grammar
Dictionary form
thereafter
IPA
GB/ðɛɹˈæftɚ/
US/ðɛɹˈæftɚ/
Syllables & stress
there - after (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (after)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: thereafter
- Plural: thereafters
Word family
Forms
thereafters
noun
Core family
after
preposition A1
afterwards
adverb A2
Expressions
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