af·ter·noon 
/ˌæftɚˈnu:n, Brit ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n/ noun
plural af·ter·noons /ˌæftɚˈnu:n, Brit ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n/ noun [count] : the middle part of the day : the part of the day between noon and evening
▪ morning, afternoon, evening, and night ▪ I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon. ▪ It was early/late afternoon when I left. ▪ She spent the/her afternoon at the library. ▪ She came home the next/following afternoon. [=during the afternoon of the next day] ▪ 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. ▪ We went for a walk this afternoon. [=during the afternoon today] — often used before another noun ▪ an afternoon drive ▪ afternoon tea ▪ Our garden gets plenty of afternoon sun. [=the sun shines on the garden in the afternoon] — see also good afternoon
▪ morning, afternoon, evening, and night ▪ I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon. ▪ It was early/late afternoon when I left. ▪ She spent the/her afternoon at the library. ▪ She came home the next/following afternoon. [=during the afternoon of the next day] ▪ 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. ▪ We went for a walk this afternoon. [=during the afternoon today] — often used before another noun ▪ an afternoon drive ▪ afternoon tea ▪ Our garden gets plenty of afternoon sun. [=the sun shines on the garden in the afternoon] — see also good afternoon
