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View synonyms for aft
aft
1[ aft, ahft ]
adverb
- at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
Stow the luggage aft.
adjective
- situated toward or at the stern or tail:
The aft sail was luffing.
aft
2[ aft, ahft ]
adverb
, Scot.
- oft.
aft.
3abbreviation for
- afternoon.
A.F.T.
4abbreviation for
- American Federation of Teachers.
aft
/ ɑːft /
adverb
- nautical towards or at the stern or rear
the aft deck
aft of the engines
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aft1
before 950; Middle English afte, Old English æftan from behind, equivalent to æf- opposite + -t- suffix of uncertain value + -an suffix marking motion from; cognate with Old Frisian efta, Old Saxon, Old High German aftan, Gothic aftana, Old Norse aptan, Greek opís ( s ) ō behind; not akin to Greek apó off
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aft1
C17: perhaps a shortened form of earlier abaft
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