afterwards
adv. timeadv. at a later time or after something else has happened. You use this to describe what you did next in a sequence of events.
adv. at a later or subsequent time. Functions as a temporal adjunct, typically referring back to a previously mentioned event or action.
We went for dinner and saw a movie afterwards.
The team celebrated their victory at the stadium and then went to a local restaurant for a meal afterwards.
While the initial presentation was met with silence, the delegates engaged in a spirited debate afterwards, dissecting every proposal in the lobby.
From Middle English afterwardes, from Old English æfteweard (“behind”) + -s (“(adverbial genitive)”). By surface analysis, after + -wards.
Typically placed at the end of a clause or sentence; can also appear at the beginning for emphasis, followed by a comma.
afterwards the lunchafter lunch / afterwards'Afterwards' is an adverb and cannot be followed by a noun; use the preposition 'after' if you want to name the specific event.