afterward

/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚd/

Syllables af·ter·ward

Stress AF-ter-ward

Phonics Breakdown

af

/æf/

short a

ter

/tɚ/

weak schwa

ward

/wɚd/

r控元音

Meaning

later; at a time following an event

Sound Reference

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af=/æf/(after) + ter=/tɚ/(teacher) + ward=/wɚd/(word)

Example

We went for coffee afterward.