˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

afternoon

[ noun af-ter-noon, ahf-; adjective af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf- ]

noun

  1. the time from noon until evening.
  2. the latter part:

    the afternoon of life.



adjective

  1. pertaining to the latter part of the day.

afternoon

/ ˌɑ˴ڳÙəˈ²Ô³ÜË²Ô /

noun

    1. the period of the day between noon and evening
    2. ( as modifier )

      afternoon tea

  1. a middle or later part

    the afternoon of life

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù±ða´Ú·³Ù±ð°ù·²Ô´Ç´Ç²Ô noun adjective
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of afternoon1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; after, noon
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Hundreds of people lined Leeds Road in Bradford on a sunny Wednesday afternoon.

From

The exact nature of the tariffs was kept a mystery until the last moment, with Trump meeting with economic advisors as late as Tuesday afternoon to finalize details.

From

And the reason the marathon ends on the Westside is so runners can keep heading toward the beach, the coolest part of town, where they may cross the finish line well into a hot afternoon.

From

Whether spending an afternoon in the metaverse, using a chatbot as a stand-in for a human friend, or creating an AI-generated video, it is asked of us repeatedly in small but important ways.

From

Parts of southern England have highs in the low 20s forecast for Friday afternoon.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement