afternoon

af|ter|noon¹ W2S1 [ˌa:ftəˈnu:n US ˌæftər-] n [U and C]

1.) the part of the day after the morning and before the evening

→↑morning, evening ↑evening

▪ 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 .

2.) afternoons

during the afternoon every day

▪ She only works afternoons.

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

on Monday/Friday/Saturday etc afternoon

in the afternoon

tomorrow afternoon

yesterday afternoon

this afternoon (=today in the afternoon)

early/late afternoon

afternoon nap/snack/session/meeting etc

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afternoon ²

afternoon² interjection BrE informal

used to greet someone when you meet them in the afternoon