aft

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US /æft/ UK /ɑːft/ See IPA manual

adv adj

Meanings

1

adv
at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft

The crew gathered aft to watch the harbour recede.

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1 adv · at, near, or toward the... astern abaft rearwardsternwardbehind

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fore forward ahead

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Derived forms abaft after

Related forms after abaft

Etymology

From Old English æftan ('from behind, in the rear'), related to æfter ('after'), from Proto-Germanic *aftan, from the root *af- ('away, behind').

æftan Old English *aftan Proto-Germanic

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# aft

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** æft
**IPA (UK):** ɑːft

## Meanings
1. at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft

## Examples
- The crew gathered aft to watch the harbour recede.

## Synonyms
- astern
- abaft
- rearward
- sternward
- behind

## Antonyms
- fore
- forward
- ahead

## Derived Forms
- abaft
- after

## Related Forms
- after
- abaft

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: æftan
- Root: *aftan

## Etymology
From Old English æftan ('from behind, in the rear'), related to æfter ('after'), from Proto-Germanic *aftan, from the root *af- ('away, behind').

## AI Etymology
Aft is from Old English æftan ('from behind, in the rear'), related to æfter ('after'), from Proto-Germanic *aftan, from the root *af- ('away, behind'). Important recorded forms include æftan (Old English) and *aftan (Proto-Germanic). The current sense covers at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft. The wider family includes derived forms such as abaft and after and related words such as after and abaft.

## Topics
- Transportation

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