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henceforth | thereafter |

As adverbs the difference between henceforth and thereafter

is that henceforth is from now on; from this time on while thereafter is after that, from then on.

henceforth

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (formal) From now on; from this time on.
  • * William Shakespeare, Macbeth , Act I, scene II:
    • My thanes and kinsmen,/'Henceforth be earls, the first that ever Scotland /In such an honour named
    I will try to do a better job, henceforth , now that I know the proper technique!

    Synonyms

    * henceforward

    thereafter

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • After that, from then on.
    • He left; thereafter we never met again.
  • * 1900 , L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
    • "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."

    See also

    * English pronominal adverbs