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Definition of after all in English Dictionary

• 전치사 (Preposition)PREafter-SUF-all+-
  1. Used other than as an idiom: see after,‎ all.
     1. After all his preaching about humility, it turns out he is as proud as any of us. ‎
  2. (idiomatic) Anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.
     1. After all, they never come home for Christmas. ‎
     2. Of course he won't give you credit. After all, his first and last concern is his company's profit margin. ‎
  3. (idiomatic) In the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.
     1. They won't be coming home for Christmas after all. ‎
• 더 많은 예제
  1. 문장 중간에 사용됨
     • The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading. ‎
     • It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years: she's put down roots there.
     • There is nothing wrong with that kind of line — he’s a newly fledged ultravillain in a comic-book movie, after all — but it needs to be earned, with gravity or wit.
  2. 문장의 시작에 사용됨
     • After all the stupid sitcoms and 90210ish garbage, its[sic] nice to see some sort of quality programming on the itty bitty channel.
     • After all his preaching about humility, it turns out he is as proud as any of us. ‎
     • After all the grief my wife has put me through, I wonder why I'm still with her.

• 품사 계층 (Part-of-Speech Hierarchy)
  1. 실없는 말
     • 전치사구
  2. 전치사
     • 전치사구

Other Vocabulary

1. en afterall
2. en aftercall
3. en aftertale
4. en aftersale
5. en after-call