AFTER ALL Definition & Meaning

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after all

Despite everything, nevertheless, as in The plane took off half an hour late but landed on time after all .
After everything else has been considered, ultimately, as in Mary has final approval of the guest list; after all, it's her wedding . The two usages are pronounced differently, the first giving stress to the word after and the second to the word all . Both date from the early 1700s. Also see when all is said and done .

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While they have frequently suggested they were both less than "pure" in the past — narratives of redemption and salvation are central to Christian faith, after all — the details were left vague.

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The stock market, after all, is a mechanism to gauge future expectations.

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I made a promise to myself that I was not going to get my hopes up about elections after all that.

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National Insurance, after all, is not just a tax on businesses but on all employers.

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It was, after all, an illegal dram shop during Prohibition and the need for secrecy was essential, especially since the queer patrons themselves were breaking the law by openly existing in public.

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