hereafter

here-af-ter · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    From this time on; in the future.

  2. 2.

    (as noun) Life after death; the afterlife.

  3. 3.

    (legal) Later in this document or text.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the hereafter — life after death; the afterlife
  • •
    hereafter referred to as — (legal) subsequently called by a particular name

Related words

Antonyms: heretofore, previously
See also: henceforth, hereby, herein, thereafter
Synonyms: afterward, from now on, henceforth, subsequently

Etymology

From Old English her ("here") + æfter ("after"). A compound word meaning literally "after this (point in time or text)."