Definition of afternoon
1 : the part of day between noon and sunset
2 : a relatively late period (as of time or life) in the afternoon of the 19th century
afternoon
adjectiveFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of afternoon in a Sentence
morning, afternoon, evening, and night
I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon.
It was early afternoon when I left.
She spent the afternoon at the library.
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.
Recent Examples of afternoon from the Web
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A voicemail left at the hospital inquiring about their condition Friday afternoon wasn’t returned.
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President Donald Trump is expected to announce his decision on whether to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord Thursday afternoon U.S. time (3 p.m. EDT; 1900 GMT).
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On Wednesday afternoon, Spicer conducted his off-camera press conference.
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A 42-year-old man was shot on the Far South Side Tuesday afternoon.
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As of Thursday afternoon, the forecast called for a 60 percent chance of rain Monday morning.
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Transit district officials could not be reached for comment late Friday afternoon.
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Murray Perahia, 70, played at Carnegie Hall on Friday evening, and Maurizio Pollini, 75, followed there on Sunday afternoon, but there was little need to dwell on the past in a resplendent here and now.
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First Known Use of afternoon
13th century
AFTERNOON Defined for English Language Learners
afternoon
playDefinition of afternoon for English Language Learners
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: the middle part of the day : the part of the day between noon and evening
AFTERNOON Defined for Kids
afternoon
playDefinition of afternoon for Students
: the part of the day between noon and evening
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