Which word is nearest to afterwards?

  • afterward.
  • (or afterwards),
  • later,
  • latterly,
  • subsequently,
  • thereafter.

Is afterwards a formal word?

In everyday American English, the two variants are interchangeable, but for more formal writing afterward is the safer choice. You can remember to reserve afterwards for British audiences since it is spelled with the same S that appears three times in Sussex.

What is antonyms of afterwards?

What is the opposite of afterwards?
beforehandearlier
beforeanteriorly
antecedentlypreviously
aforeahead
alreadyprior

How do you use afterward in a sentence?

afterwards
  1. Afterwards she was sorry for what she’d said.
  2. Let’s go out now and eat afterwards.
  3. Shortly afterwards he met her again.
  4. He took his family to supper at a restaurant, and soon afterwards, he fell ill.

Is it afterward or afterwards?

There’s no difference in meaning between “afterward” and “afterwards,” but the two are generally used in separate contexts. In American English, “afterward” is more common, whereas in British English and Canadian English, “afterwards” is.

What kind of word is nearest?

adverb, near·er, near·est. close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won’t have to shout. at, within, or to a short distance.

What is to the nearest?

Definition of to the nearest

—used to indicate the number of pounds, dollars, etc., that is closest to a slightly higher or lower number or amount What is the weight of your baggage to the nearest pound?

What is the nearest Synonym?

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nearest. equidistant, inmost, inner, innermost.

What is the closest word Synonym?

nearest. neighboring. on the side. proximate. side-by-side.

Do you round up at 5?

Here’s the general rule for rounding: If the number you are rounding is followed by 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round the number up. Example: 38 rounded to the nearest ten is 40. If the number you are rounding is followed by 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, round the number down.

What is the nearest 100th?

Rounding to the nearest hundredth means the rounding of any decimal number to its nearest hundredth value. In decimal, hundredth means 1/100 or 0.01. For example, the rounding of 2.167 to its nearest hundredth is 2.17.

What is 13 to the nearest 10?

13 rounded to the nearest ten
  • 1 is in the tens place and 3 is in the ones place.
  • Since the digit in the ones place (3) is less than 5, the digit in the tens place (1) does not change.
  • 0 replaces the (3) in the ones place.
  • 13 rounded to the nearest ten = 10.

Is 0 an even number?

So why, mathematically, is zero an even number? Because any number that can be divided by two to create another whole number is even. Zero passes this test because if you halve zero you get zero.

How do you round off odd and even numbers?

Odds and evens rule

EVEN: If the last retained digit is even, its value is not changed, the 5 and any zeros that follow are dropped. ODD: if the last digit is odd, its value is increased by one.

How do you round off numbers with decimals?

Why is infinity not a number?

Infinity is not a number, but if it were, it would be the largest number. Of course, such a largest number does not exist in a strict sense: if some number n n n were the largest number, then n + 1 n+1 n+1 would be even larger, leading to a contradiction. Hence infinity is a concept rather than a number.

Is infinity odd or even?

neither
I explained that infinity is neither even nor odd. It’s not a number in the usual sense, and it doesn’t obey the rules of arithmetic. All sorts of contradictions would follow if it did. For instance, “if infinity were odd, 2 times infinity would be even.