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afternoon
[ noun af-ter-noon, ahf-; adjective af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf- ]
adjective
- pertaining to the latter part of the day.
afternoon
/ ˌɑːڳəˈԳː /
noun
- the period of the day between noon and evening
- ( as modifier )
afternoon tea
- a middle or later part
the afternoon of life
Other Word Forms
- a·ٱ·ԴǴDz noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of afternoon1
Example Sentences
Hundreds turned out on a Friday afternoon to see the singer, best-known for hits Mr Rock And Roll and This Is The Life.
The group had met up the previous afternoon, stayed overnight at a rented property in Tenby and headed into Haverfordwest that Saturday morning.
It is the chilled bite I want, straight from the refrigerator in the afternoon, and it provides the perfect counter-taste to simple dinners made with little effort in the low light of a seaside bungalow.
And when you do stand-up it’s like, “Here’s this, I thought of it this afternoon and I’m saying it tonight.”
So I was contemplating that Friday afternoon if I should make the trip.
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