different between hereafter vs subsequently

English

Etymology

From Old English h?ræfter (“in the aftertime; later on”); equivalent to here +? after.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /h???æft?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??????ft?/
• Hyphenation: here?af?ter

Adverb

hereafter (not comparable)

1. (dated) In time to come; in some future time or state.
2. From now on.
3. Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)

Synonyms

• (in time to come): someday; see also Thesaurus:one day
• (from now on): henceforth; henceforward; see also Thesaurus:henceforth
• (sequentially after this point): followed by; see also Thesaurus:subsequently or Thesaurus:then

Translations

See also

• Category:English pronominal adverbs

Noun

hereafter (countable and uncountable, plural hereafters)

1. A future existence or state.
2. Existence after death.

Synonyms

• (a future state): aftertime; see also Thesaurus:the future
• (existence after death): afterlife, eternal life; see also Thesaurus:life after death or Thesaurus:afterlife

Derived terms

• sweet hereafter

Translations

Adjective

hereafter (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Future.

Synonyms

• unborn; see also Thesaurus:future

See also

Anagrams

• featherer

English

Etymology

subsequent +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?s?b.s?.kw?nt.li/

Adverb

subsequently (not comparable)

1. Following, afterwards in either time or place.
   • 1832 — John Richardson, Wacousta, volume II, chapter 7

     It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians.
2. Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction), consequently.

Usage notes

• Although subsequently is often used in a cause-and-effect relationship, it should be used when no cause is implied (logical fallacy post hoc ergo propter hoc).

Synonyms

• (afterwards in time): afterwards, yet; see also Thesaurus:subsequently
• (afterwards in sequence): ensuingly, followingly; see also Thesaurus:then
• (accordingly): as a result, whence; see also Thesaurus:therefore

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