Standard Lemma guide

hereinafter

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈhɪɹɪnˈæftɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɪəɹɪnˈɑːftə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːftə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -æftə(ɹ)

1

adv

Meaning 1

In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hereinunder, hereafter, hereunder, hereforth, henceforth

Antonyms: hereinabove, hereabove, hereinbefore, heretofore, herebefore

Broader terms: hereinelsewhere

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises
  • the terms specified hereunder

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hereafter, hereunder

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From herein + after.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 以下 (yǐxià) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Czech: dále — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Dutch: hieropvolgens — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Finnish: jäljempänä — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • French: ci-après — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • German: im Folgenden — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • German: nachfolgend — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • German: nachstehend — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Hindi: एतस्मिन् पश्चात् (etasmin paścāt) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Hindi: इसमें इसके पश्चात् (ismẽ iske paścāt) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Italian: di seguito — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Japanese: 以下 (ika) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Japanese: 下記 (kaki) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Polish: dalej zwany — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Portuguese: doravante — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Russian: в дальне́йшем (v dalʹnéjšem) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Russian: здесь и да́лее (zdesʹ i dáleje) — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Slovene: v nadaljevanju — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Swedish: efterföljande — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Swedish: i det följande — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Turkish: aşağıda — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Turkish: bundan böyle — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Turkish: bundan sonra — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Turkish: gelecekte — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
  • Turkish: istikbâlde — In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this