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- [aft, ahft]
- /æft, ɑft/
- /ɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aft, ahft]
- /æft, ɑft/
Definitions of aft word
- adverb aft If you go aft in a boat or plane, you go to the back of it. If you are aft, you are in the back. 3
- adjective aft The aft end on a boat or plane is towards the back of it. 3
- adverb aft towards or at the stern or rear 3
- abbreviation AFT American Federation of Teachers 3
- adverb aft at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or the rear of an aircraft 3
- abbreviation AFT afternoon 3
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Origin of aft
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta, Old Saxon, Old High German aftan, Gothic aftana, Old Norse aptan, Greek opís(s)ō behind; not akin to Greek apó off
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Parts of speech for Aft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
aft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aft
adj aft
- abaft — closer to the stern than to another place on a vessel
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
adverb aft
- astern — Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
adjective aft
- rearward — Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear.
noun aft
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
Antonyms for aft
adj aft
- fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
adverb aft
- in advance — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
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