Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

    After all, they never come home for Christmas.

    Of course he won't give you credit. After all, his first and last concern is his company's profit margin.

    immerhin, schließlich, allerdings

    ведьvedʹ, в конце́ концо́вv koncé koncóv

  2. (idiomatic)In the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.

    They won't be coming home for Christmas after all.

  3. Introduces information that supports the preceding statement.

    Of course he's coming to the party. After all, he did promise.

Examples

470 sentences
  1. He didn't turn up after all.

    Зрештою, він так і не з'явився.

    ruВ итоге он не появился.

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  2. Tom might be right after all.

    Том може мати рацію, врешті-решт.

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  3. So, you decided to come after all.

    Отож, врешті-решт, ти вирішив прийти.

    ruИтак, в конце концов ты решил прийти.

    deDann hast du dich also doch noch entschlossen zu kommen.

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  4. I am, after all, my parents' only child.

    Я, урешті-решт, у батьків єдина дитина.

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  5. You must be hungry after working hard all day.

    Ти мабуть голодний після важкого трудового дня.

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Translations

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