aft C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /æft/ UK /ɑːft/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · at, near, or toward the... asternabaftrearwardsternwardbehind ↔ Opposites foreforwardahead Word family Derived forms abaftafter Related forms afterabaft Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # aft **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **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 - Describing Qualities markdown