aft

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adverb 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Antonyms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.1.2.4 See also 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adverb 1.3 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English æftan (“‘behind’”); originally superlative of of (“‘off’”). See After.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (WEAE, UK) IPA: /æft/

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  Rhymes: -æft

[edit] Adverb

aft (comparative more aft, superlative most aft)

1. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

[edit] Synonyms

• abaft, astern

[edit] Antonyms

• fore, forward

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• after, fore-and-aft

[edit] Etymology 2

Alteration of oft

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɑft/

[edit] Adverb

aft (comparative more aft, superlative most aft)

1. Obsolete spelling of oft.
   • 1786, Robert Burns

     "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley".

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aft
• ATF
• fat
• FTA
• TAF
• TFA

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑft/
• Hyphenation: aft

[edit] Noun

aft f. and m. (plural aften, diminutive aftje, diminutive plural aftjes)

1. aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth).