after-work
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3.7
Happening after the workday ends
- adjective
- /ˈæftər wɜrk/
:
después del trabajo
- After work, I have a surprise for you, okay?
- after-work drinks
- after-work cocktails
- after-work happy hour
Examples
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Sometimes after work, I go to the park and feed the birds.
Fiction book (1994) -
I want to grab dinner with you after work.
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Do you want to get a beer after work?
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But am I gonna see you after work?
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I had some things to pick up after work.
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I have my leadership meeting tonight after work.
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Say, how about you and I grab a little dinner and a show after work?
Fiction book (1994) -
The bar began to fill with the after-work crowd.
Fiction book (1994) -
Why don't i take you out after work to celebrate?
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There was also Gary, a good-natured shoe salesman who often dropped by after work.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
after-hours
vsafter-work
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4.4
Happening or open after the usual closing time
occurs after the end of the workday, aimed at employees finishing shifts
How Late
Surface Forms
after-work positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word after-work is made from the two simple parts after ('following') and work ('work'), so it describes something that happens after the workday.