afterthought
To expound as an afterthoughtTo expound as an afterthought.
» She added, as an afterthought, that she was going to do some shopping.
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1 senses(nonstandard, possibly)To expound as an afterthought.
Examples
5 sentencesShe added, as an afterthought, that she was going to do some shopping.
Self-care should never be an afterthought.
Music is Mary's life; school is almost an afterthought.
deMusik ist Marias Leben; die Schule läuft quasi nebenher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Music is Mary's life; her education happens as a kind of afterthought.
deMusik ist Marias Leben; die Schule läuft quasi nebenher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Now I've told you everything. But I've got an afterthought. Would you like to hear it?
ruНа данный момент, я рассказал тебе все. Но у меня есть мысль, поздно пришедшая мне в голову. Хочешь услышать ее? — kukla
deJetzt habe ich dir alles gesagt. Aber ich habe noch einen Nachgedanken. Möchtest du ihn hören? — raggione
Forms
afterthoughts, afterthoughting, afterthoughted, afterthoughted| Base form | afterthought · to afterthought |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | afterthoughts |
| Present participle | afterthoughting |
| Past simple | afterthoughted |
| Past participle | afterthoughted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.