af·ter·noon
Pronounced:
/ˌæftɚˈnu:n, Brit ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural af·ter·noonsMeaning:
[count] : the middle part of the day : the part of the day between noon and evening ▪ morning, afternoon, evening, and night ▪ I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon. ▪ It was early/late afternoon when I left. ▪ She spent the/her afternoon at the library. ▪ She came home the next/following afternoon. [=during the afternoon of the next day] ▪ I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library. ▪ She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons. ▪ It took us all afternoon to get there. ▪ It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures. ▪ We went for a walk this afternoon. [=during the afternoon today] —often used before another noun ▪ an afternoon drive ▪ afternoon tea ▪ Our garden gets plenty of afternoon sun. [=the sun shines on the garden in the afternoon] —see also good afternoon