afterthought
1Afterthought — Aft er*thought , n. 1. Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought. [1913 Webster] 2. an action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; as, to do… …
2afterthought — index hindsight, recollection, retrospect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3afterthought — (n.) 1660s, from AFTER (Cf. after) + THOUGHT (Cf. thought) …
4afterthought — [n] idea that occurs after it is timely reconsideration, review, second thought; concept 529 Ant. forethought …
5afterthought — ► NOUN ▪ something thought of or added later …
6afterthought — [af′tərthôt΄] n. 1. an idea, explanation, part, etc. coming or added later 2. a thought coming too late, after the occasion for which it was apt …
7afterthought — UK [ˈɑːftə(r)ˌθɔːt] / US [ˈæftərˌθɔt] noun [countable] Word forms afterthought : singular afterthought plural afterthoughts 1) something that you think of and say after you have finished speaking She added as an afterthought, I liked him though.… …
8afterthought — noun (C) 1 as an afterthought thought of and mentioned after you have finished talking about a particular subject: He added as an afterthought, Bring Melanie too. 2 something added later, especially something that was not part of the original… …
9afterthought — noun /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/ a) A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient. She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did. b) Something additional to the …
10afterthought — af|ter|thought [ æftər,θɔt ] noun count 1. ) something that you think of and say after you have finished speaking: She added as an afterthought, I liked him though. 2. ) something that happens or is done later than something else: This part of… …
