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- Dictionaryafternoon/ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/
noun
- 1. the time from noon or lunchtime to evening: "I telephoned this afternoon"
adverb
- 1. in the afternoon; every afternoon. informal
exclamation
- 1. short for good afternoon informal
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AFTERNOON definition: 1. the period that starts at about twelve o'clock or after the meal in the middle of the day and…. Learn more.
The meaning of AFTERNOON is the part of day between noon and sunset. How to use afternoon in a sentence.
AFTERNOON meaning: 1. the time between the middle of the day, and the evening: 2. used to say hello to someone in the…. Learn more.
Afternoon definition: the time from noon until evening.. See examples of AFTERNOON used in a sentence.
The afternoon is the part of each day which begins at lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock. He's arriving in the afternoon. He had stayed in his room all afternoon.
noun. /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/. /ˌæftərˈnuːn/. [uncountable, countable] the period of time from 12 o'clock in the middle of the day until about 6 o’clock in the evening. this/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon. in the afternoon In the afternoon, they went shopping.
The afternoon is the time of day that starts mid-day and ends in the evening. If you have an afternoon appointment, it's probably some time between 12:00 and 5:00 p.m. It's pretty much agreed that the afternoon begins after noon, or 12:00 p.m., but when the afternoon ends and evening begins is a bit more vague.
Synonyms for AFTERNOON: evening, age, autumn, twilight, winter, middle, afterlife, sunset; Antonyms of AFTERNOON: youth, springtime, adolescence
afternoon. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Chronology af‧ter‧noon1 /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn $ ˌæftər-/ S1 W2 noun [ countable, uncountable] 1 the part of the day after the morning and before the evening → morning, evening There’s a meeting on Thursday afternoon.
Define afternoon. afternoon synonyms, afternoon pronunciation, afternoon translation, English dictionary definition of afternoon. n. 1. The part of day from noon until dinnertime or sunset. 2. The latter part: in the afternoon of life. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
