afternoon

American  

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /

noun

1. the time from noon until evening.

2. the latter part.

   the afternoon of life.

---

adjective

1. pertaining to the latter part of the day.

afternoon British  

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːn /

noun

1. 1. the period of the day between noon and evening

   2. ( as modifier )

      afternoon tea

2. a middle or later part

   the afternoon of life

---

Other Word Forms

• preafternoon noun

Etymology

Origin of afternoon

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; after, noon

Example Sentences

Asked whether Jenrick would be welcome to join Reform, he said he would call Jenrick this afternoon to talk about it.

From BBC

The EIS - which is the biggest teachers union by far - will discuss the result on Thursday afternoon before deciding on action.

From BBC

The number of people reporting outages in the past 24 hours peaked at close to 180,000 before falling through the afternoon.

From MarketWatch

U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday afternoon, with technology names under pressure after China reportedly banned cybersecurity software from the U.S.

From MarketWatch

That and other arguments appeared in a redacted version of the memo that the Justice Department publicly released Tuesday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal