Afterwards is a connecting adverb with the meaning "later" applied to a time or event. e.g. "He ate supper, and afterwards went for a walk."
The Abaluhya (Luhya) term for the English word 'afterwards' is "baadayee".
No, it is not a preposition. The word afterwards is an adverb.
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We ate lots of cake, and afterwards we went home.
Postea.
"Afterwards" is an adverb. It is used to indicate something that happens after a particular time or event.
If you mean "afterwards", then it would be something like, "We went to the store and afterwards, to the movies."
Postscript.
I chose Bill for our team, but afterwards I wished I had chosen Bob instead. I went to get my hair cut, and afterwards I stopped for some ice cream.
Some other meanings for the word "then" are: As an adverb: next, after that, after, afterwards. As an adjective: former
There are a few antonyms for the word before such as after, later, behind and afterwards.