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hereafter.

From now on.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/hɪɹˈæftɚ/General-American/hɪəˈɹɑːftə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. From now on.

    not-comparable
  2. Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)

    not-comparable
  3. In time to come; in some future time or state.

    dated · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.

noun/hɪɹˈæftɚ/General-American/hɪəˈɹɑːftə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A future existence or state.

    countable · uncommon · uncountable
  2. Existence after death.

    countable · poetic · uncommon · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.

adj/hɪɹˈæftɚ/General-American/hɪəˈɹɑːftə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Future.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Old English hēræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”). By surface analysis, here + after.

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