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Etymology

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

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Adverb

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hereafter (not comparable)

  1. From now on.
    • 1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 4:
      I WON'T give you any excuse hereafter for accusing me of neglecting to write. It is you that must take care that with all your leisure you keep up with me.
  2. Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)
  3. (dated) In time to come; in some future time or state.

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Noun

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hereafter (countable and uncountable, plural hereafters)

  1. (uncommon) A future existence or state.
    Synonyms: thereafter, aftertime, see also Thesaurus:the future
  2. (poetic, uncommon) Existence after death.
    Synonyms: thereafter, afterlife, eternal life, see also Thesaurus:life after death or Thesaurus:afterlife
    • 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, a Tragedy, act 5, scene 1:
      'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us; / 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, / and intimates eternity to man.

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Adjective

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hereafter (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Future.

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Here-, there-, and where- words
Pronominal adverbs
hence here hither how that thence there this thither what when whence where whither why
about — hereabout — — — — thereabout — — — whenabout — whereabout — —
abouts — hereabouts — — — — thereabouts — — — whenabouts — whereabouts — —
above — hereabove — — — — thereabove — — — — — whereabove — —
across — — — — — — thereacross — — — — — — — —
after henceafter hereafter — — — thenceafter thereafter — — — — whenceafter whereafter — —
afters — hereafters — — — — thereafters — — — — — whereafters — —
again — — — — — — thereagain — — — — — — — —
against — hereagainst — — — — thereagainst — — — — — whereagainst — —
along — — — — — — therealong — — — — — wherealong — —
among — hereamong — — — — thereamong — — — — — whereamong — —
amongst — — — — — — thereamongst — — — — — whereamongst — —
anent1 — hereanent — — — — thereanent — — — — — whereanent — —
around — — — — — — therearound — — — — — wherearound — —
as — — — — — — — — — — whenas — whereas — —
at — hereat — — — — thereat — — — — — whereat — —
away — hereaway — — thataway — thereaway thisaway — — — — whereaway — —
beit — — — howbeit — — — — — — — — — — —
before — herebefore — — — — therebefore — — — — — wherebefore — —
beside — — — — — — therebeside — — — — — wherebeside — —
between — — — — — — therebetween — — — — — wherebetween — —
beyond — — — — — — therebeyond — — — — — wherebeyond — —
by — hereby — — — — thereby — — — — — whereby — —
ever — — — however — — therever — — whatever whenever whencever wherever whitherever whyever
for — herefor — — — — therefor — — — — — wherefor — whyfor
fore — herefore — — — — therefore — — — — — wherefore — —
forth henceforth hereforth — — — thenceforth thereforth — — — — whenceforth whereforth — —
forward henceforward hereforward — — — thenceforward — — — — — whenceforward — — —
forwards henceforwards hereforwards — — — thenceforwards — — — — — — — — —
from hencefrom herefrom — — — thencefrom therefrom — — — — whencefrom wherefrom — —
hence — herehence — — — — therehence — — — — — wherehence — —
inabove — hereinabove — — — — thereinabove — — — — — whereinabove — —
inafter — hereinafter — — — — thereinafter — — — — — whereinafter — —
inbefore — hereinbefore — — — — thereinbefore — — — — — whereinbefore — —
inbelow — hereinbelow — — — — thereinbelow — — — — — whereinbelow — —
inelsewhere — hereinelsewhere — — — — — — — — — — — — —
insoever — hereinsoever — — — — — — thitherinsoever — — — whereinsoever whitherinsoever —
into — hereinto — — — — thereinto — — — — — whereinto — —
inunder — hereinunder — — — — thereinunder — — — — — whereinunder — —
mid2 — heremid — — — — theremid — — — — — wheremid — —
of — hereof — — — — thereof — — — — — whereof — —
on — hereon — — — — thereon — — — — — whereon — —
out — hereout — — — thenceout thereout — — — — — whereout — —
over — hereover — — — — thereover — — — — — whereover — —
so — — — howso — — — — — whatso whenso — whereso whitherso whyso
soever — — — howsoever — — theresoever — — whatsoever whensoever — wheresoever — whysoever
somedever3 — — — howsomedever — — — — — whatsomedever — — — — —
somever3 — — — howsomever — — — — — whatsomever whensomever — wheresomever — —
through — herethrough — — — — therethrough — — — — — wherethrough — —
throughout — herethroughout — — — — therethroughout — — — — — wherethroughout — —
to — hereto hitherto — — — thereto — thitherto — — — whereto whitherto —
tofore — heretofore — — — — theretofore — — — — — wheretofore whithertofore —
unto — hereunto hitherunto — — — thereunto — — — — — whereunto — —
up — — — — — — thereup — — — — — whereup — —
upon — hereupon — — — — thereupon — — — — — whereupon — —
ward — — hitherward — — — — — thitherward — — whenceward — whitherward —
wards — — hitherwards — — — — — thitherwards — — whencewards — whitherwards —
-wise — — — — thatwise — — thiswise — whatwise — — — — —
with — herewith — — — — therewith — — — — — wherewith — —
withal — herewithal — — — — therewithal — — — — — wherewithal — —
within — herewithin — — — — therewithin — — — — — wherewithin — —
without — herewithout — — — — therewithout — — — — — wherewithout — —

1 Scottish
2 from Middle English mid
3 old dialectal form

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