"afterthought" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/ [US] Audio: en-us-afterthought.ogg [US] Forms: afterthoughts [plural]
Etymology: From after- + thought, probably modelled on forethought. Compare also the verb afterthink. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|thought}} after- + thought, {{m|en|forethought}} forethought, {{m|en|afterthink}} afterthink Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterthought (plural afterthoughts)
  1. A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient. Translations (a subsequent thought): Nebengedanke [masculine] (German), Nachlese [feminine] (German), Nachbetrachtung [feminine] (German), Nachgedanke [masculine] (German), whakaaro taka noa (Maori), запозда́лая мысль (zapozdálaja myslʹ) [feminine] (Russian), запозда́лое разду́мье (zapozdáloje razdúmʹje) [neuter] (Russian), ath-bheachd [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ath-smuain [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), idea tardía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-afterthought-en-noun-EW19CTmQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with after- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with after-: 80 9 10 Disambiguation of 'a subsequent thought': 95 5
  2. Something additional to the original plan or concept. Translations (something additional): Zusätzlichkeit [feminine] (German), Nachtrag [masculine] (German), запозда́лая мысль (zapozdálaja myslʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ath-bheachd [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ath-smuain [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ocurrencia tardía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-afterthought-en-noun-sjFoIQ-R Disambiguation of 'something additional': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: afterthink
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/ [US] Audio: en-us-afterthought.ogg [US] Forms: afterthoughts [present, singular, third-person], afterthoughting [participle, present], afterthoughted [participle, past], afterthoughted [past]
Etymology: From after- + thought, probably modelled on forethought. Compare also the verb afterthink. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|thought}} after- + thought, {{m|en|forethought}} forethought, {{m|en|afterthink}} afterthink Head templates: {{en-verb}} afterthought (third-person singular simple present afterthoughts, present participle afterthoughting, simple past and past participle afterthoughted)
  1. (very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought. Tags: nonstandard, possibly
    Sense id: en-afterthought-en-verb-~3gNa~8O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} afterthought
  1. simple past and past participle of afterthink Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: afterthink
    Sense id: en-afterthought-en-verb-h1HCxx2U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 7 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought."
      ],
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        "US"
      ],
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    }
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}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English verb forms"
  ],
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        }
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      ],
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