afterwards

/ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/

Syllables af·ter·wards

Stress AF-ter-wards

Phonics Breakdown

af

/ɑːf/

short a

ter

/tə/

schwa

wards

/wədz/

reduced ar

Meaning

later; after something has happened

Sound Reference

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after=/ˈɑːftə/(after) + wards=/wədz/(towards)

Example

We went out for dinner afterwards.