English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English æftan (“behind”); originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.
Pronunciation edit
- (US, UK) IPA(No language code specified.): /æft/
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Noun edit
aft (uncoontable)
Adverb edit
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- At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
Translations edit
to the stern
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑft
- IPA(key): /ɑft/
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Noun edit
aft f, m (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)
- aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth).
Scots edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
aft
- Obsolete spellin o oft.
- 1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough:
- "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley".
- 1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough: