Standard Lemma guide

whereafter

adv · 1 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • /wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/
  • /wɛəɹˈɑːftə(ɹ)/
  • /ʍɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/
  • /ʍɛəɹˈɑːftə(ɹ)/
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adv

Meaning 1

After which time or event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, not-comparable

Examples

  • It is a matter for it to determine whether to make such application, whereafter the Trial Chamber will determine whether the material is so admissible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kw- Proto-Indo-European *kwís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher English where English where- Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h2ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after English whereafter From where- + after.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: след което — translation
  • Czech: načež — translation
  • Dutch: waarna — translation
  • Finnish: minkä jälkeen — translation
  • French: après quoi — translation
  • German: wonach — translation
  • German: infolgedessen — translation
  • German: seitdem — translation
  • German: woraufhin — translation
  • German: worauf — translation
  • Hungarian: miután — translation
  • Italian: dopodiché — translation
  • Japanese: それ以来 (soreirai) — translation
  • Korean: 그때 이래 (geuttae irae) — translation
  • Korean: 그 이후 (geu ihu) — translation
  • Korean: 그 이후로 (geu ihuro) — translation
  • Korean: 그때 이후 (geuttae ihu) — translation
  • Swedish: varefter — translation
  • Turkish: -dan sonra — translation