different between henceforth vs thereafter

English

Etymology

From Middle English hennes forth, hens-forþ, hennes-forþ, equivalent to hence (“from here”) +? forth (“forward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?ns?f???/

Adverb

henceforth (not comparable)

1. (formal) From now on; from this time on.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene II:

     My thanes and kinsmen,/Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland /In such an honour named

   • 2005, George Lucas, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

     Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader.

Synonyms

• (from this point on [either temporally or spatially]): from now on; henceforward; hereafter; see also Thesaurus:henceforth

Antonyms

• up to now; hitherto

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English therafter, theraftir, þerefter, þerafter, þeræfter, from Old English þ?ræfter (“after that; thereafter”), equivalent to there +? after. Cognate with Saterland Frisian deerätter (“thereafter”), West Frisian dêrefter (“behind that; thereafter”), Dutch daarachter (“behind that; thereafter”), German Low German daarachter (“behind that”), Danish derefter (“thereafter”), Swedish därefter (“thereafter”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ðe???æf.t?(?)/, (trap-bath split) /?ðe?????f.t?(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ð????æf.t?/

Adverb

thereafter (not comparable)

1. After that, from then on; thenceforth.

   He left; thereafter we never met again.

Coordinate terms

• afterward

Translations

See also