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AFTERTHOUGHT definition: 1. an idea, thought, or plan that was not originally intended but is thought of at a later time…. Learn more.
The meaning of AFTERTHOUGHT is an idea occurring later. How to use afterthought in a sentence.
AFTERTHOUGHT meaning: 1. an idea, thought, or plan that was not originally intended but is thought of at a later time…. Learn more.
reflection after an act; an appropriate explanation, answer, expedient, or the like, conceived of too late for the occasion. something added, as a part or feature, that was not included in the original plan or design: The vestry was added to the church as an afterthought. afterthought. / ˈɑːftəˌθɔːt /.
If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought. Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
[ usually singular] She only asked me to the party as an afterthought. (Definition of afterthought from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of afterthought
a thing that is thought of, said or added later, and is often not carefully planned. They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought. He said, ‘I won’t tell anyone,’ adding as an afterthought, ‘at least, not if you do me a favour.’.
