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afternoon
af·ter·noon A0132000 (ăf′tər-no͞on′)n.1. The part of day from noon until dinnertime or sunset.2. The latter part: in the afternoon of life.afternoon (ˌɑːftəˈnuːn) n1. a. the period of the day between noon and eveningb. (as modifier): afternoon tea. 2. a middle or later part: the afternoon of life. af•ter•noon (ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-)
n. 1. the time from noon until evening. 2. the latter part: the afternoon of life. adj. 3. pertaining to or occurring during the latter part of the day: afternoon tea. [1250–1300] afternoonThe afternoon is the part of each day that begins at noon or lunchtime and ends at about six o'clock, or after it is dark in winter. 1. the present dayYou refer to the afternoon of the present day as this afternoon. I rang Pat this afternoon.Can I see you this afternoon?You refer to the afternoon of the previous day as yesterday afternoon. Doctors operated on the injury yesterday afternoon.You refer to the afternoon of the next day as tomorrow afternoon. I'll be home tomorrow afternoon.2. single events in the pastIf you want to say that something happened during a particular afternoon in the past, you use on. Olivia was due to arrive on Friday afternoon.The box was delivered on the afternoon before my departure.If you have been describing what happened during a particular day, you can then say that something happened that afternoon or in the afternoon. That afternoon I phoned Bill.I left Walsall in the afternoon and went by bus to Nottingham.If you are talking about a day in the past and you want to mention that something had happened during the afternoon of the day before, you say that it had happened the previous afternoon. He had spoken to me the previous afternoon.If you want to say that something happened during the afternoon of the next day, you say that it happened the following afternoon. I arrived at the village the following afternoon.3. talking about the futureIf you want to say that something will happen during a particular afternoon in the future, you use on. The meeting will be on Wednesday afternoon.If you are already talking about a day in the future, you can say that something will happen in the afternoon. We will arrive at Pisa early in the morning, then in the afternoon we will go on to Florence.If you are talking about a day in the future and you want to say that something will happen during the afternoon of the next day, you say that it will happen the following afternoon. You leave on Thursday, arriving in Cairo at 9.45pm, then fly on to Luxor the following afternoon.4. regular eventsIf something happens or happened regularly every afternoon, you say that it happens or happened in the afternoon or in the afternoons. He is usually busy in the afternoons.In the afternoon he would take a nap.If you want to say that something happens regularly once a week during a particular afternoon, you use on followed by the name of a day of the week and afternoons. She plays tennis on Saturday afternoons.In informal English, you can use afternoons without 'on' or 'in'. She worked afternoons at her parents' shop.5. exact timesIf you have mentioned an exact time and you want to make it clear that you are talking about the afternoon rather than the early morning, you add in the afternoon. We arrived at three in the afternoon.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"midafternoon - the middle part of the afternoon | | 2. |  afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewellgood afternoonfarewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at partinggreeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |
Translationsafternoon (aːftəˈnuːn) noun the time between morning and evening. tomorrow afternoon; He works for us three afternoons a week; Tuesday afternoon; (also adjective) afternoon tea. 下午 下午- Good afternoon → 下午好
- Is the museum open in the afternoon? → 博物馆下午开门吗？
- In the afternoon → 下午
- Tomorrow afternoon → 明天下午
afternoon
good dayA conventional, formal, and somewhat old-fashioned expression of greeting or farewell used during the daytime. Good day, sir! What news do you have for me from our partners out east? I will not tolerate this sort of rudeness! I bid you good day!See also: goodof a morning/afternoon/evening1. Very often at this time of day; on most occasions at this time of day. My father has a ritual of an evening, enjoying the newspaper with a measure of whiskey after dinner in front of the fire.2. At some point at this time of day. There's a soccer club playing at the park if you're ever stuck for something to do of a morning in the summertime.See also: afternoon, evening, morning, oflaze away1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. ("Laze" is an informal verbalization of "lazy.") I don't want you lazing away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to laze away for a while with video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "laze" and "away." Too many kids just laze the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. In my 20s, I would spend every Friday and Saturday night at the bar with my friends, but now that I have kids, I just want to laze away the evenings at home.See also: away, lazeloaf away1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. I don't want you loafing away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to loaf away for a while with some video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "loaf" and "away." Too many kids just loaf the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. In my 20s, I would spend every Friday and Saturday night at the bar with my friends, but now that I have kids, I just want to loaf away the evenings at home.See also: away, loafloiter away1. To be idle or slothful; to be totally inactive. I don't want you loitering away on this sofa for the whole weekend, young man! After a long week of work, there's nothing I like better than to loiter away for a while with some video games or movies.2. To pass a certain amount or period of time by being very lazy or idle. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "loiter" and "away." Too many kids just loiter the summer away in front of their computers or televisions. You really need to be working on your college applications, not loitering away your weekends with your friends.See also: away, loiter(Good) afternoon. 1. the appropriate greeting for use between noon and supper time. Sally: How are you today? Jane: Good afternoon. How are you? Sally: Fine, thank you. Bob: Afternoon. Nice to see you. Bill: Good afternoon. How are you? Bob: Fine, thanks. 2. an expression used on departure or for dismissal between noon and supper time. (Meaning "I wish you a good afternoon.") Sally: See you later, Bill. Bill: Afternoon. See you later. Mary: Nice to see you. Tom: Good afternoon. Take care.laze something awayto spend a period of time being lazy. I just love to sit here and laze the day away. I will laze away the entire day.See also: away, lazeloaf something awayto waste away a period of time. You have loafed the entire day away! He loafed away the entire day.See also: away, loafloiter something awayto idle away a period of time. Those boys will loiter half their lives away. They loitered away their summer vacation.See also: away, loitergood dayAlso, good afternoon or evening or morning . Formal ways of saying "Hello" or "Goodbye." For example, He began rather oddly by addressing the audience with " Good day," or " Good afternoon, ladies," said the sales clerk as we walked out. All these greetings represent an abbreviation of the now obsolete God give you a good day (afternoon, etc.), which dates from about 1200. Also see good night. See also: goodSee AFT
See Aafternoon
Related to afternoon: late afternoonSynonyms for afternoonnoun the part of the day between noon and eveningRelated Words- daylight
- daytime
- day
- midafternoon
noun a conventional expression of greeting or farewellSynonymsRelated Words- farewell
- word of farewell
- greeting
- salutation
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