hereafter

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) From now on.
2. (not-comparable) Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)
3. (dated, not-comparable) In time to come; in some future time or state.

Noun

1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A future existence or state.
2. (countable, poetic, uncommon, uncountable) Existence after death.

Adj

Future.

Synonyms

from now on

future

afterlife

henceforth

henceforward

futurity

afterwards

time to come

in the future

thereafter

afterworld

in future

after this

next world

afterward

beyond

hereinafter

hereunder

later

some day

then

life after death

hence forward

next time

by-and-by

otherworldly

prospective

kingdom come

surpassing

the time to come

below

as from

transcendency

transcendental

under

aftertime

from here on

in ancient times

after that

from now and then

the future

to-be

Hades

formerly

on and after

at some future time

following

in the days to come

next

Translations

toekomst

futuro

futur

von nun an

in Zukunft

désormais

dorénavant

futuro

künftig

au-delà

futuro

Zukunft

futur

hiernamaals

porvenir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪɹˈæftɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: hēræfter

In summary

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

Sentences

Rich here , poor hereafter .