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Definitions for after all
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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Read the full text of the After All poem by Henry Lawson on the Poetry.com website.
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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
It’s unsurprising that NEA leadership is demonizing parents and concerned citizens who've expressed their concerns about the state of America's schools – after all, over the past two years it’s become abundantly clear that union leaders' primary objective is to maintain their iron grip on power –student achievement and welfare be damned, learning loss has disproportionately impacted disadvantaged students, and mental health of students and parents alike have suffered. Yet when individuals try to raise these points, they are smeared as ‘radical’ and ‘extremist’ in an attempt to shame, silence, and marginalize families.
Everything is susceptible to change, don't fear it, embrace it, after all u can't go back but there's always a new chapter of life just waiting to be written.
When my father passed away… my mother said, ‘Oh, we have to memorialize Eddie,’ because she still calls him ‘delicious,’ even after all these years, so we had a little party with bagels and lox for my little Jewish dad. My sisters and I got up and spoke. By the end, we all had included in our speech that we were his favorite! The reason why we all said that is because, at one point in our life, he made us feel that way. He didn’t know really how to be a father, but he did adore us all, and he did honor us all in that way.
Go ahead, kill without mercy. After all, who remembers today the Armenian Genocide
After all the replacement parts are supplied, the automakers have to decide whether to let Takata stay on as it is, i think the automakers are starting to think about that.
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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