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af·ter all
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Princeton's WordNet
after alladverb
emphasizes something to be considered
"after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president"
after alladverb
in spite of expectations
"came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all"
Wiktionary
after alladverb
Anyway, in any case;
after alladverb
In the end, however;
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
After All
When all has been taken into the view; when there remains nothing more to be added; at last; in fine; in conclusion.
They have given no good proof in asserting this extravagant principle; for which, after all, they have no ground or colour, but a passage or two of scripture, miserably perverted, in opposition to many express texts. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
But, after all, if they have any merit, it is to be attributed to some good old authors, whose works I had leisure to study. Alexander Pope, on Pastoral Poetry.
Wikipedia
After All
After All is a song by English-Canadian girl group All Saints from their fifth studio album, Testament (2018). Written by group member Shaznay Lewis along with Peter Hutchings and William Orbit, whilst produced by the latter, it was released as the album's second single on 26 July 2018, by AS Recordings.
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after all
"After all" is a phrase used to indicate considering or reinforcing a fact or situation, often one that is surprising, unexpected or previously doubted. It is used to justify or explain a decision or action by considering all information or reasoning. Additionally, it can also imply a sense of finality or conclusion.
after all
"After all" is a phrase used to justify or support a statement or point of view by indicating previously known or understood knowledge, situations or facts. It can also signify a change or conclusion after considering all the aspects of a situation, or to emphasize that something is still existing or happening despite previous doubt or expectation.
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After All
"After All" is a song written by David Bowie in 1970 for the album The Man Who Sold the World, released later that year in the United States and in April 1971 in the UK. One of a number of Bowie songs from the early 1970s reflecting the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and Aleister Crowley, it has been described by biographer David Buckley as "the album's hidden gem", and by Nicholas Pegg as "one of Bowie's most underrated recordings".
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of after all in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of after all in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of after all in a Sentence
The market sentiment is that OPEC+ will agree to extend cuts, but after all what matters is how deep the cuts will be and how much Saudi Arabia and Russia will curb.
After all is said and done and institutions fail, people still have some ability to care for each other.
I think retail traders are here to stay, never before has it been so easy to trade financial markets... Some will be put off, naturally, but I think there'll be plenty who won't. These are very interesting times in the markets, after all.
In a general sense, how it looks like we're headed, it looks like we're gon na have valid objections filed to the number of states on January 6, and we'll probably know sometime on January 7, after all the speeches and votes have taken place, what the Electoral College returns are.
After all, the board is still in baby size and some rules are still at a trial stage.
Translations for after all
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- في النهايةArabic
- schließlich, allerdings, immerhinGerman
- después de todo, al finalSpanish
- kuitenkin, loppujen lopuksiFinnish
- après toutFrench
- סוף סוףHebrew
- आख़िरHindi
- dopo tutto, dopotutto, in fin dei contiItalian
- やはり, 結局, 所詮Japanese
- wara kollox, warakolloxMaltese
- ostatecznie, nareszciePolish
- afinalPortuguese
- в конце концовRussian
- trots allt, när allt kommer omkringSwedish
- அனைத்து பிறகுTamil
- అన్ని తరువాతTelugu
- آخرUrdu
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