afternoon1 nounafternoon2 interjection
afternoonaf‧ter‧noon1 /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn◂ $ ˌæftər-/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Do you want to go shopping tomorrow afternoon?
- Harry went to sleep in the afternoon.
- Our tickets are for the afternoon performance.
- We went swimming on Tuesday afternoon.
- It starts raining and they rush for the car, where they have an afternoon sleep.
- So he got in his car and took a check down that afternoon.
- This schedule also allots time every afternoon for the teacher to work with children in small group settings.
- We did wonder if we would manage to find the place but we located it one wet Sunday afternoon.
Longman Language Activatorways to say hello
· Hello, Sally. How are you doing today?· Hello. Could I speak to someone in customer service?· "Hello, Mr Decker." "Hello, John. I didn't expect to see you here."
informal /hiya informal, /hey American informal say this when you are greeting someone, especially a friend or relative. Hiya and hey are more informal than hi , and you say them to people you know very well: · Hi, Gwen - did you have a nice weekend?· Hi. I'm just calling to see if you'd like to come over for dinner tonight.· Hiya, Jake. How's it going?· Hey, Scott. What's up, buddy?
informal hey there American informal say this when you are greeting someone, especially someone you did not expect to see: · Hi there, Mark! Did you have trouble getting here?· Hey there, stranger. We haven't seen you around here for a long time.
/how's it going? informal say this when you are greeting someone and starting a conversation: · How's it going, Tom? I haven't seen you for a long time.· Morning, Bob. How are you today?· Hi, Val. How are you doing? Did you get the job?
say this as a quick greeting at a particular time of day, especially when you work with the person you are greeting and see them regularly: · Morning, everyone. Sorry I'm late.· Afternoon, Sheila - got time for a quick cup of coffee?· Evening, all! Can I buy anyone a drink?
formal say this to greet someone at a particular time of the day: · Good afternoon. I have a three o'clock appointment with Ms. Davis.· Good morning, class! To start with I have a couple of announcements.· Good evening, Ray. Let me introduce David Bruce.
on one occasion in the past · She once called me a liar - I've never forgiven her.· Once, when I was a little boy, I found a gold watch on the beach.
informal on one occasion in the past: · One time we went out fishing on the lake at night.· Aileen came round to tea one time, and we did our homework together.
on a day, morning, or afternoon in the past - use this when it is not important to say exactly which day it is: · Then, one day he went away and never came back.· I was having my breakfast one morning when the telephone rang.· One day, when we had nothing else to do, we went for a swim in the river.
something that happened on one occasion happened once in the past, but is often typical of what usually happens: · He drinks far too much. On one occasion I saw him drink a whole bottle of vodka.· On one occasion I made the mistake of arriving at work late and my boss has never let me forget it.
if a particular situation existed at one stage during a period in the past, it existed, but only at that time: · It was a terrible winter. At one stage, we had to dig our way out of the house.· At one stage during the competition, it looked as though our team might win.· I went on a diet and at one stage I weighed only 71 kg.
if something happened, especially something interesting or important, at one point during an activity or period of time in the past, it happened then: · At one point in the interview Gorbachev admitted he had made serious mistakes.· "You play the piano very well," I remember Mrs Saito remarking at one point.
WORD SETSAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + afternoon
A scream shattered the late afternoon calm. Can you meet me Friday morning? Let’s go out for a meal on Monday night. They arrived in Paris on Saturday evening. Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet. Dad took the day off to come with me. There’s a meeting on Thursday night. He first heard the news on Tuesday evening. I saw Vicky on Wednesday evening. She remembered the day when Paula had first arrived. Anna left yesterday afternoon.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Did you see the football on Saturday afternoon?
(=today in the afternoon)· I'll come round to your house this afternoon.
· I arrived in Boston in the early afternoon.
· You left the lights on all afternoon.
adverbs· What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?
· I went to see mum yesterday afternoon.
AFTERNOON + noun (=short sleep)· Dad was having his Sunday afternoon nap.
· It was too hot to go out in the afternoon sun.
(=a light meal eaten in the afternoon with a cup of tea)· Some people still have afternoon tea at 4 o'clock.
· It was the middle of a long hot summer afternoon.
verbs· We decided to spend the afternoon in town.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· I asked for a morning appointment.
· I don’t usually have time for a morning break.
A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.· The lake looked beautiful in the pale early morning light.
· We set off early in the morning.
· The evening’s entertainment concluded with a firework display.
Can you meet me Friday morning? Let’s go out for a meal on Monday night.· She has her afternoon nap at about two.
They arrived in Paris on Saturday evening.· All the machines are cleaned at the end of every afternoon shift.
· We ate breakfast outside in the gentle morning sun.
Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet.· Their armour glinted in the early morning sunlight.
· The morning sunshine brightened the room.
Dad took the day off to come with me. There’s a meeting on Thursday night. He first heard the news on Tuesday evening. I saw Vicky on Wednesday evening. She remembered the day when Paula had first arrived. Anna left yesterday afternoon.· I was invited to join in but always found excuses not to do so, saying that I had early afternoon lessons.· I think it was early afternoon.· By early afternoon she had had enough and returned to the barn, desperate for the cool interior and something to eat.· And for the rest of the morning on into early afternoon, HsingHsing eats cake and bamboo and carrots and gruel.· By the early afternoon the inside of the house was finished.· He said bank tellers had been notified of the problem by early Tuesday afternoon through an internal computer network.· It was early afternoon of the following day before Karelius found the opportunity to be alone with her.· By early afternoon he has unpacked nearly all the boxes and stacked them in the hall.
· But it wasn't till after school the following afternoon that I found time to go.· Laura was sent for, and arrived back in London the following afternoon.· And she had returned the following afternoon, carrying Timmy on her hip and the rest of her possessions in a backpack.· Nevertheless I arranged to drive over to Strondonald the following Saturday afternoon and join him for tea.· After school the following afternoon, Alf Norris and I made a beeline to see the damage.· But the following afternoon, one of them is brought back, drunk, shrieking, insulting everyone in sight.· Violence continued into the following afternoon and evening; petrol bombs were thrown and shops looted.· The following afternoon we flew inland in the Valentia, which was used to deliver mail.
· For this week, from everyone on the lunchtime team, good afternoon and have a great weekend.· Some of the boys have been close to their best this afternoon.· But for now, from all of us on the team, good afternoon.· I did not make good that afternoon.· For now, from everyone on the lunchtime team, good afternoon.
· I was early and made my way slowly through the deserted canyon of skyscrapers on this hot afternoon.· What kind of farmers would be hanging around in their hut on a hot afternoon like this?· It was served cold, and we ate it with our fingers on a hot afternoon.· It was a hot afternoon and the first one for ages when his time had been his own until bedtime.· His victory here was a tribute to his quiet persistence in an intriguing struggle in the hot afternoon sunshine.· It was a hot October afternoon, and perspiration dotted her forehead.
· It was late afternoon, and the students had finished the day's classes.· Janir and I arrived at seven, which felt like late afternoon.· But if he rubbed his eyes that late afternoon it was more from surprise than from exhaustion.· Toward late afternoon, a strong wind came up and the sky clouded over.· I think what I w ill do is wait and watch until late afternoon.· As promised, the assaults began late Friday afternoon and continued into the night.· That evening I was all right - Joanna would be afloat in the late afternoon, and I could get away before dark.· In the late afternoon I came back from a run on the Mesa Trail to find Janir fuming.
· It's a sunny, spring afternoon and, on the surface of it, we're in media heaven.· On a sunny Friday afternoon, the Open bid farewell to Nicklaus, to date the greatest golfer who has ever lived.· The wind and currents were set fair when the Hokule'a paddled away on that sunny afternoon in March.· But the friendship ended on that sunny afternoon.· On a sunny afternoon we explored the gentler scenery near Henley and Oxford.· Forecasters said the day would be cloudy early but give way to a partly sunny and breezy afternoon.· The sort of place that still does double features, which it was doing that bright sunny afternoon.· Today we have had snow again this morning, but quite a nice sunny afternoon.
NOUN· Robinson, described as the mastermind behind the bombings, was arrested Monday afternoon.· The group will leave Grand Forks Monday afternoon for Bismarck.· Petrocelli Monday afternoon began an aggressive cross-examination after Simpson finished five hours of gentle questioning by his own lawyer Friday and Monday.· Alan tells Jody they will wait for a response until Monday afternoon before they consider their next step.· Bids for the Hughes unit were due Monday afternoon.· The competition for one of the Dodgers' few unsettled positions began Monday afternoon and the results were mixed.· He called Kasser on Monday afternoon to ask for permission to talk to Braun.
· He leads me to a dormitory, where eight boys are settling down into one big bed for their afternoon nap.· He waited until Lois came upstairs for her little afternoon nap.· If a group is coming to entertain residents, then bring them in after an afternoon nap.· Nevertheless, recent research indicates that the body is designed for at least one afternoon nap per day.· I had bought him a musical tie which woke him up from an afternoon nap when he rolled on to it.· On the road, the girls sleep ten hours a night, eat many and formidable meals and take long afternoon naps.· It was by the rice banks, where a coolness congregates near a coconut grove, that I took my afternoon nap.· When Miles and Evan were little, John and I were very consistent in putting them down for an hour-long afternoon nap.
· Funded by the school, seven Friday afternoon sessions are held during the term preceding the child's start date.· It would be an afternoon session, about two hours.· The workers merely wish to clear a backlog of clients before the afternoon session begins.· But she was feverish so Kathy and Jean-Luc returned to Baltimore, and Kathy missed the afternoon session.· It was almost time for the afternoon session at the Riverside.· The juror returned for the afternoon session.· It was a pleasure to have Miss Kay Evans with us for part of the afternoon session.· The two-hour afternoon session was the second of the day.
· The afternoon sun blazed on us and her scent rose to me, together with her sobs.· With the afternoon sun pouring through the windows, Mr Strine is on edge.· Suddenly aware that the afternoon sun had cooled, she shivered, an inexplicable feeling of depression engulfing her.· Morning sun is more gentle than afternoon sun.· There, spread out below her in the late afternoon sun, was Florence.· The earth gave off heat warmer than the afternoon sun.· The air was filled with tear gas and hordes of these balloons floating on to the streets below in the afternoon sun.· Shoppers peered into gallery windows and children basked in the afternoon sun, licking ice cream cones.
· However, a couple of houses serve afternoon teas in the Green Quarter.· Rates are $ 95 to $ 695 per couple daily, depending on season, including afternoon tea.· Lucy took afternoon tea at about four o'clock, and dinner at eight.· A votive candle is placed on the dozen or so tables, part of the ritual of late afternoon tea.· But as he departed for the pantry the bell rang for afternoon tea to be served.· She and her husband, Tom Goddard, a pastry chef, host afternoon teas and tea tastings at their shop.· Snacks and afternoon tea can be enjoyed on the sun terrace facing the Jungfrau mountain.· Du Parc and Villa Pineta All guests are served complimentary afternoon tea.
· Golding said in a news conference yesterday afternoon.· Kushner was not in his office yesterday afternoon, and a secretary said he would have no comment.· Barnabas pulled the leash from my hand yesterday afternoon, and raced into your yard.· When I sent your lilies yesterday afternoon I saw some rather gorgeous yellow roses and packed them off to Madame Olenska.· It was an odd interview we had yesterday afternoon.· They are passing an old campesino home Primo remembers from yesterday afternoon.· Phillip Pogue, 34, of Oceanside had been taking photos of a little girl as she was water-skiing yesterday afternoon.
VERB· He had spent the afternoon teaching Sun Tzu to his senior officers: the final chapter on the employment of secret agents.· Miles began to gleefully spend an hour each afternoon sitting among his books.· He spent the afternoon in the Britches, as soon as the last of the party guests had departed.· I seemed always to be berating myself for visiting with friends and spending a Sunday afternoon talking.· He spent the morning and afternoon looking round Edinburgh.· They spent all afternoon with me.· He'd spent an afternoon with Morton when he first joined the company, as part of his induction.· Guks spent the afternoon wandering about the city, looking at the bombed buildings, avoiding groups of soldiers.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bid somebody good afternoon/good morning etc
1the part of the day after the morning and before the evening: - She only works afternoons.
- And she had returned the following afternoon, carrying Timmy on her hip and the rest of her possessions in a backpack.
- Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father's arm.
- Expansion and application of some of those ideas will be pursued in the following chapters.
- I describe experiments making use of this criterion in the following chapter.
- In the following chapters, I emphasize what can be done, not what will be done.
- The receiving company went into liquidation the following month.
- We examine these recurrent themes in the managers' first-year biographies in the following pages.
There’s a meeting on Thursday afternoon. It was very hot in the afternoon. See you tomorrow afternoon. Are you going into town this afternoon? We met in the early afternoon. By late afternoon, Micky had changed his mind. He was having his afternoon nap.2afternoons during the afternoon every day: She only works afternoons.GRAMMAR: Patterns with afternoonin the afternoon• You do something in the afternoon: · We went shopping in the afternoon. ✗Don’t say: We went shopping on the afternoon.on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon• You do something on Monday/Tuesday etc afternoon: · I usually do the shopping on Friday afternoon.on the afternoon of something• Something happens on the afternoon of a particular date or event: · Diana was born on the afternoon of July 1, 1961.· He had gone there on the afternoon of the murder.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + afternoonMonday/Friday/Saturday etc afternoon· Did you see the football on Saturday afternoon?this afternoon (=today in the afternoon)· I'll come round to your house this afternoon.early/late afternoon· I arrived in Boston in the early afternoon.all afternoon/the whole afternoon· You left the lights on all afternoon.adverbstomorrow afternoon· What are you doing tomorrow afternoon?yesterday afternoon· I went to see mum yesterday afternoon.AFTERNOON + nounan afternoon nap (=short sleep)· Dad was having his Sunday afternoon nap.the afternoon sun· It was too hot to go out in the afternoon sun.afternoon tea (=a light meal eaten in the afternoon with a cup of tea)· Some people still have afternoon tea at 4 o'clock.the middle of the afternoon· It was the middle of a long hot summer afternoon.verbsspend the afternoon somewhere/doing something· We decided to spend the afternoon in town.afternoon1 nounafternoon2 interjection
afternoonafternoon2 interjection British English informal COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES A scream shattered the late afternoon calm. Can you meet me Friday morning? Let’s go out for a meal on Monday night. They arrived in Paris on Saturday evening. Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet. Dad took the day off to come with me. There’s a meeting on Thursday night. He first heard the news on Tuesday evening. I saw Vicky on Wednesday evening. She remembered the day when Paula had first arrived. Anna left yesterday afternoon.
· I asked for a morning appointment.
· I don’t usually have time for a morning break.
A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.· The lake looked beautiful in the pale early morning light.
· We set off early in the morning.
· The evening’s entertainment concluded with a firework display.
Can you meet me Friday morning? Let’s go out for a meal on Monday night.· She has her afternoon nap at about two.
They arrived in Paris on Saturday evening.· All the machines are cleaned at the end of every afternoon shift.
· We ate breakfast outside in the gentle morning sun.
Sunday nights are usually pretty quiet.· Their armour glinted in the early morning sunlight.
· The morning sunshine brightened the room.
Dad took the day off to come with me. There’s a meeting on Thursday night. He first heard the news on Tuesday evening. I saw Vicky on Wednesday evening. She remembered the day when Paula had first arrived. Anna left yesterday afternoon.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bid somebody good afternoon/good morning etc
used to greet someone when you meet them in the afternoon- And she had returned the following afternoon, carrying Timmy on her hip and the rest of her possessions in a backpack.
- Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father's arm.
- Expansion and application of some of those ideas will be pursued in the following chapters.
- I describe experiments making use of this criterion in the following chapter.
- In the following chapters, I emphasize what can be done, not what will be done.
- The receiving company went into liquidation the following month.
- We examine these recurrent themes in the managers' first-year biographies in the following pages.