afternoonnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/us/ˌæf.tɚˈnuːn/A1 the period that starts at about twelve o'clock or after the meal in the middle of the day and ends at about six o'clock or when the sun goes down:
It was a sunny afternoon.
She works three afternoons a week at the library.
It was on a Saturday afternoon.
My baby usually sleeps in the afternoon.
Let's go to the park this afternoon.
I spoke to her yesterday afternoon.
I'll meet you tomorrow afternoon at about 3.30.
She's coming round on Wednesday afternoon.
He's been in a bad mood all afternoon.
She likes to have an afternoon nap.
We got an early-/mid-/late-afternoon flight.
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- It had been raining hard most of the afternoon.
- He spent the afternoon doing jobs around the house.
- The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.
- She walks the dog for an hour every afternoon.
- I will have to cancel this afternoon's class - I'm sorry it's such short notice.
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Days & times of day
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- dawn
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- lunchtime
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- pm
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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afternoonexclamation
uk/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/us/ˌæf.tɚˈnuːn/informala friendly way of greeting someone when you meet them in the afternoon:
Afternoon, Bob!
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good afternoon
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Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- air kiss
- air kiss
- aloha
- bye
- cheers!
- ciao
- good afternoon
- good evening
- goodbye
- greeting
- happy
- hooroo
- pump sb's hand idiom
- receive
- reception
- see/catch you later! idiom
- shake
- so long idiom
- stranger
- wotcha
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