afternoon noun

/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/

/ˌæf.tɚ-/ n [C or U]

Definition

the period which starts at about twelve o'clock or after the meal in the middle of the day and ends at about six o'clock or when the sun goes down

It was a sunny afternoon.

She works three afternoons a week at the library.

It was on a Saturday afternoon.

My baby usually sleeps in the afternoons.

Let's go to the park this afternoon.

I spoke to her yesterday afternoon.

I'll meet you tomorrow afternoon at about 3.30.

She's coming round on Wednesday afternoon.

He's been in a bad mood all afternoon.

She likes to have an afternoon nap.

We got an early-/mid-/late-afternoon flight.

(Definition of afternoon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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