Oxford Basic American Dictionary

Call me tomorrow or the day after (= the day after

tomorrow ) .

af .ter .ПООП Ф /^fbr'nun/ломя [ count]

the part of a day between 12 o'clock in the middle of the day and the evening

We had lunch and in the afternoon we went for a walk.

I saw Sue this afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon I went shopping.

Grammar

We usually say in the afternoon : We went to the beach in the afternoon. If we include a day or date then we usually use on : I'll see you on Monday afternoon. good afternoon ( formal )

words that you say when you see someone for the first time in the afternoon

af • ter • shave / ' fr/ov / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a liquid with a nice smell that men sometimes put on their faces after they shave (= cut the hair off their face )

af .ter .ward Ф

( also af . ter . wards / ' refl^rw^rdz / ) adverb

later; after another thing has happened

We had dinner and went to see a movie afterward.

a .gain Ф /э'деп/ adverb

1 one more time; once more Could you say that again, please?

will never see him again.

in the way that someone or something was before You'll feel better again soon.

again and again

many times

I've told you again and again not to do that!

.gainst О / s'genst/ preposition

on the other side, for example in a game, fight, etc. They played baseball against a team from another town.

not agreeing with or supporting someone or something

Many people are against the plan. - ANTONYM for

touching someone or something for support I put the ladder against the wall.

in order to stop something

Have you had a shot against the disease?

age Ф / е^з/ noun

1 [ count, noncount ] the amount of time that someone or something has been in the world She is seven years of age .

started work at the age of 16. Children of all ages will enjoy this movie. He needs some friends his own age. Style

When we want to ask someone's age, we say How old are you?

To say your age, you say I am 14 or I'm 14 years old (but NOT "I am 14 years").

[ noncount ] being old Her hair was gray with age.

[ count ] a certain time in history the computer age

the history of art through the ages

the Stone Age (= when people used stone tools )

ages [ plural ] ( informal ) a very long time

We waited ages for a bus. She's lived here for ages .

ag .ed Ф / eid3d/ adjective of the age mentioned

They have two children, aged three and five.

a • gen • cy / ' e^nsi / noun [ count ] ( plural a . gen . cies )

( business ) the work or office of someone who does business for others

A travel agency plans trips for people.

a • gen • da / э ' dзendэ / noun [ count ]

a list of all the things to be talked about in a meeting The next item on the agenda is the class field trip.

a • gent / ' e^nt / noun [ count ]

( business ) a person who does business for another person or for a company a real-estate agent a travel agent

ag • gra • vate / ' ®greveit / verb

( ag gra vates , ag . gra . vat . ing , ag . gra . vat . ed )

to make something worse

The people were poor, and the war only aggravated the situation.

to make someone angry

His constant humming really aggravates me.

—SYNONYM irritate

ag • gres • sion / э' grejn / noun [ noncount ]

angry behavior or feelings that make you want to attack other people

Do violent video games lead to aggression?

ag • gres • sive / э' gresiv / adjective

If you are aggressive , you are ready to argue or fight He often gets aggressive after drinking alcohol.