/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/
Translation
The part of the day from the middle of the day until the evening.
Word origin
From after plus noon, meaning the time that comes after midday.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- noon
Grammar
Examples
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"Afternoon" is the part of the day after midday.
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Here "afternoon" is the time between midday and evening.
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"Afternoons" is the plural, meaning more than one afternoon.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(10)A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(7)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
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