Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Hereafter /hĭr-ăf'-tẽr/ · Here·aft·er · IPA /hɪɹˈæftɚ/ adv. n. 01 adv. In time to come; in some future time or state. 1. In time to come; in some future time or state. “Hereafter he from war shall come.” — Dryden. 02 n. A future existence or state. 1. A future existence or state. “'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter.” — Addison.