afternoon
/ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/noun
उच्चारण आर्फ़्टनून
दोपहर, अपराह्न
Basic word
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[C, U]
the part of the day from 12 o'clock midday until about 6 o'clock
दोपहर, अपराह्न
- in the afternoon
- Good afternoon!
- We usually rest for an hour on a hot afternoon.
+ 2 more examples
- The meeting is on Tuesday afternoon at three.
- It rained all afternoon, so the match was cancelled.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in the afternoon / on Monday afternoon
Use in the for a general time of day and on for a particular day's afternoon.
दिन के सामान्य समय के लिए 'in the' और किसी विशेष दिन की दोपहर के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- I study in the afternoon when the house is quiet.
- The result will be out on Friday afternoon.
this / yesterday / tomorrow afternoon
With this, yesterday, tomorrow, tonight-type words, use no preposition at all.
this, yesterday, tomorrow जैसे शब्दों के साथ कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
- Radhika has a test this afternoon.
- We visited the fort yesterday afternoon.
Good afternoon
A greeting used from noon until about six o'clock; it is not used when parting.
यह दोपहर से लगभग शाम छह बजे तक का अभिवादन है; विदा लेते समय इसका प्रयोग नहीं होता।
- Good afternoon, madam. May I come in?
afternoon + noun
Afternoon often works as a modifier for a meal, a nap, a session or a show.
'Afternoon' प्रायः भोजन, झपकी, सत्र या शो के पहले modifier की तरह आता है।
- Grandfather takes an afternoon nap every day.
- The afternoon shift begins at two.
late / early afternoon
Early and late show which part of the afternoon is meant, and they come before the noun.
Early और late बताते हैं कि दोपहर का कौन-सा भाग है, और ये noun से पहले आते हैं।
- The sun is hottest in the early afternoon.
+Collocations 5
adjective + afternoon
lazyhotsunnylaterainy
- We spent a lazy afternoon on the terrace.
afternoon + noun
napteasessionsnackshift
- The afternoon session starts at two.
time + afternoon
SundayFridaytomorrowyesterdaythis
- The quiz will be held on Saturday afternoon.
verb + afternoon
spendwasteenjoywhile away
- They whiled away the afternoon playing carrom.
preposition + afternoon
inonduringby
- The class will end by afternoon.
“More examples 6
- The temple is crowded on Sunday afternoons.
रविवार की दोपहर को मंदिर में भीड़ रहती है।
- It was a hot afternoon in May.
वह मई की एक गर्म दोपहर थी।
- She reads in the library every afternoon.
वह हर दोपहर पुस्तकालय में पढ़ती है।
- The meeting was postponed to the afternoon.
बैठक दोपहर तक के लिए टाल दी गई।
- By mid-afternoon the clouds had gathered.
आधी दोपहर तक बादल घिर आए थे।
- The shops reopen after the afternoon break.
दुकानें दोपहर के अवकाश के बाद फिर खुलती हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I will meet you at afternoon.
✓ I will meet you in the afternoon.
Use in the afternoon, not at afternoon.
'At afternoon' नहीं, 'in the afternoon' लिखें।
✗ I met him in yesterday afternoon.
✓ I met him yesterday afternoon.
No preposition is used before yesterday.
'Yesterday' से पहले कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
AaSpelling
after·noon
?Which word?
Keep the time-of-day words: morning (forenoon, before noon), noon or midday (12 o'clock), afternoon (after noon to about 6), evening, night, midnight; AM (before noon) and PM (after noon).
दिन के समय के शब्द याद रखिए: morning (forenoon, दोपहर से पहले), noon या midday (12 बजे), afternoon (दोपहर के बाद लगभग 6 बजे तक), evening, night, midnight; AM (दोपहर से पहले) और PM (दोपहर के बाद)।
§Grammar and usage
In the afternoon, but on Monday afternoon (with a specific day); 'Good afternoon' is a greeting used after 12 noon.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: in the afternoon, पर on Monday afternoon (विशेष दिन के साथ); 'Good afternoon' दोपहर 12 बजे के बाद का अभिवादन है।