Meaning

3 senses
  1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

    Nachmittag

    послеобе́денное вре́мяposleobédennoje vrémja, втора́я полови́на дняvtorája polovína dnja, пополу́дниpopolúdni

    пополу́деньpopolúdenʹ, пополу́дніpopolúdni

    the part of the day between noon and evening

  2. (figuratively)The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.

  3. (informal)A party or social event held in the afternoon.

Examples

3001 sentences
  1. Come to my house this afternoon.

    Приходь до мене в гості сьогодні вдень. — deniko

    ruПриходи сегодня днем ко мне домой. — sharptoothed

    deKommt heute Nachmittag zu mir. — MUIRIEL

  2. How about playing golf this afternoon?

    Як ви дивитесь на те, щоб пограти у гольф сьогодні після обіду? — aandrusiak

    ruПоиграем в гольф сегодня днём? — LanguagesLover

    deWie wäre es mit einer Partie Golf heute Nachmittag? — mayabe

  3. I'll be seeing Mary this afternoon.

    Я побачу Мері у другій половині дня. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ собираюсь встретиться с Мэри сегодня днём. — odexed

    deIch treffe mich heute Nachmittag mit Mary. — al_ex_an_der

  4. It may snow in the afternoon.

    Вдень може піти сніг. — deniko

    ruДнём может пойти снег. — JeNNeR

    deAm Nachmittag schneit es eventuell. — pne

  5. Are you busy on Sunday afternoon?

    Ти зайнятий у неділю після опівдня? — uaspeaker

    ruТы занят в воскресенье после полудня? — al_ex_an_der

    deBist du am Sonntag Nachmittag beschäftigt? — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
part of the day between noon and evening:
Русский
By meaning 1
part of the day between noon and evening:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
part of the day between noon and evening:

Origin

From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.

From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.

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Forms

plural: afternoons

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon:good afternoon

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

22 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • all afternoon
  • tomorrow afternoon
  • in the afternoon
  • yesterday afternoon
  • that this afternoon
  • spent all afternoon
  • here this afternoon
  • spent the afternoon
  • meeting this afternoon
  • rain this afternoon
  • do this afternoon
  • later this afternoon

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
afternoon — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto