aft

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.

If only the plans of mice and men didn't go so aft agley! — The Prairie Mother, Arthur Stringer
Once there we have the choice of going outside the Goodwins, or taking a short cut inside if the wind is aft. — The Treasure of the Incas: A Story of Adventure in Peru, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The man next to me, upon the aft side, was one whom I had particularly noticed when we were led down the quay. — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

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