afterthought
/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/noun
उच्चारण आर्फ़्टथॉट
बाद में सूझी बात या जोड़ी गई चीज़
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something that you think of or add later, after the main part is done
बाद में सूझी बात या जोड़ी गई चीज़
- He mentioned the price as an afterthought.
- The balcony looks like an afterthought in the design.
- The ending of the film felt like an afterthought.
+ 2 more examples
- She added a note as an afterthought.
- The salad was just an afterthought on the menu.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
as an afterthought
This is the most common pattern: something is added as an afterthought when it was not part of the first plan.
सबसे आम प्रयोग 'as an afterthought' है, यानी कोई बात पहली योजना में नहीं थी और बाद में जोड़ी गई।
- She added a postscript to the letter as an afterthought.
- The park was built as an afterthought to the housing project.
an afterthought (countable)
It is countable; use 'an' and the plural 'afterthoughts' when you mean several late additions.
यह countable है; एक के लिए 'an' और कई के लिए 'afterthoughts' प्रयोग होता है।
- His comment was just an afterthought.
- Some of the footnotes are mere afterthoughts.
treat / seem like an afterthought
Used with treat, seem or feel to say that something is given too little care or importance.
Treat, seem या feel के साथ यह बताता है कि किसी चीज़ को बहुत कम ध्यान या महत्व दिया गया।
- Safety was treated as an afterthought in the old factory.
+Collocations 4
adjective + afterthought
merelatecasuallast-minutepleasant
- The ending felt like a last-minute afterthought.
verb + afterthought
treat asadd asmention asfeel likebecome
- Rural health became an afterthought in the plan.
afterthought + about
afterthought about the budgetafterthought about safety
- As an afterthought about safety, he fitted a lock.
preposition + afterthought
as anwithout anmore than annot merely an
- Education is more than an afterthought in this budget.
“More examples 5
- Radhika packed an umbrella as an afterthought and was glad of it.
राधिका ने अंत में सोचकर छाता रख लिया और उसे इसकी खुशी हुई।
- The last paragraph reads like an afterthought and does not fit the essay.
अंतिम अनुच्छेद बाद में जोड़ा हुआ लगता है और निबंध में ठीक नहीं बैठता।
- Girls' toilets were an afterthought when the school was designed.
विद्यालय की रूपरेखा बनाते समय लड़कियों के शौचालयों के बारे में बाद में सोचा गया।
- He mentioned the prize money almost as an afterthought.
उसने पुरस्कार राशि का ज़िक्र लगभग बाद में सूझी बात की तरह किया।
- Please do not make quality an afterthought; plan for it from the start.
कृपया गुणवत्ता को बाद की बात न बनाएँ; शुरू से ही उसकी योजना बनाएँ।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ It was only afterthought.
✓ It was only an afterthought.
Afterthought is countable in this sense and needs an article.
इस अर्थ में afterthought countable है, इसलिए article 'an' आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe thoughts or additions that come late, but they differ in tone.
ये शब्द देर से आने वाले विचारों या जोड़ों को बताते हैं, पर इनके भाव में अंतर है।
Something added later, usually of lesser importance.
बाद में जोड़ी गई चीज़, प्रायः कम महत्व की।
- The gift was an afterthought.
Understanding an event only after it has happened.
घटना होने के बाद ही उसे समझ पाना।
- In hindsight, we should have left earlier.
A short note added at the end of a letter after the signature.
पत्र में हस्ताक्षर के बाद जोड़ी गई छोटी टिप्पणी।
- She wrote a postscript asking for photographs.
AaSpelling
af·ter·thought