What's the difference between after and afterward?

After


Definition:

  • (prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
  • (prep.) Below in rank; next to in order.
  • (a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
  • (a.) Hinder; nearer the rear.
  • (a.) To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
  • (prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
  • (prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
  • (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
  • (prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
  • (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
  • (prep.) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father.
  • (prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
  • (prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
  • (adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.

Example Sentences:

Afterward


Definition:

  • (adv.) At a later or succeeding time.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is my desperate hope that we close out of town.” In the book, God publishes his own 'It Getteth Better' video and clarifies his original writings on homosexuality: I remember dictating these lines to Moses; and afterward looking up to find him staring at me in wide-eyed astonishment, and saying, "Thou do knowest that when the Israelites read this, they're going to lose their fucking shit, right?"
  • (2) We knew it would be a strange match because they had to come out and play to win to finish third,” Benitez said afterwards.
  • (3) Afterwards in five cadavers the flow rate was increased until a herniation of the TA appeared.
  • (4) He told MPs that any steps taken to shore up the markets as a result of the referendum would be disclosed afterwards.
  • (5) Treatment was continuous for 3 months and 2 days weekly afterwards.
  • (6) Upon stimulation with NGF, the percentage of Ras.GTP increased to 24% after 2 min, and the high level of Ras.GTP was maintained for at least 16 h. On the other hand, the activation of Ras by FGF and IL-6 showed distinct kinetics; about 3-fold increase of Ras.GTP was detected at 10 min, and afterward, the level returned to the basal level within 60 min.
  • (7) "You could understand why I need another central defender," Mourinho said afterwards.
  • (8) Afterwards, the unemployed welder said: “I just didn’t like his attitude.
  • (9) Rabbit morulae and blastocysts were cultured in conventional culture media [Ham's F10 or BSM II supplemented with bovine serum albumin (BSA) or serum] or in Ham's medium supplemented with synchronous or asynchronous uterine flushings, mostly for 2 days, and afterwards investigated by light and electron microscopy and by autoradiography.
  • (10) He stayed silent when the teacher asked him a question and afterwards I found him standing in the middle of the classroom looking totally lost as everyone ran around.
  • (11) Removal of the interscapular brown adipose tissue from rats living at room temperature has no effect on the calorigenic response to adrenaline or noradrenaline, neither immediately afterwards nor 2-4 days later.4.
  • (12) Afterwards, he checked every detail to show me where I had painted badly.
  • (13) In kidney, the DNA methylase activity first increases up to 16 h and decreases afterwards.
  • (14) Twenty patients were studied before June 1983 (group 1), and 19 patients were studied afterward (group 2).
  • (15) They need not tilt the head backwards during inhalation or hold their breath afterwards.
  • (16) Significant concentrations were found in his serum and urine for several days afterwards.
  • (17) Standard ecg examination was carried out at the admission time, every 15 minutes during the first 2 hours, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours later, and afterwards in the same time as ECHO 2D.
  • (18) The measurements were made 3 days after the suppression of the drug and afterwards every 3 to 6 days for a month.
  • (19) Barcelona’s coach Luis Henrique said afterwards: “To lose Messi means that football loses.
  • (20) Whereas an increase in the number of C trachomatis infections, more pronounced among women, was observed up to 1986, a small decrease has been observed afterwards in males.