Meaning & use
thereafter
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After that; from that time onward.
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The company was founded in 1990, and thereafter it grew rapidly.
He recovered from the illness and remained healthy thereafter.
A note on using this word
A formal word, common in legal and historical writing; in everyday conversation, 'after that' or 'afterward' sounds more natural.
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beforehandpreviously
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