different between rearward vs aft

English

Etymology

rear +? -ward

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??i?.w? d/

Noun

rearward (plural rearwards)

1. The part that comes last or is situated in the rear; conclusion, wind-up.
2. The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard.

Alternative forms

• rereward (obsolete)

Adjective

rearward (comparative more rearward, superlative most rearward)

1. Toward the back or rear of something.

   The rearward seats of the bus were unpleasantly close to the toilet facilities.

Adverb

rearward

1. Toward the back or rear of something.
   • 1991, Peter Cozzens, Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River (page 124)

     The ensuing struggle was bitter but brief, as for a third time the Alabamians stumbled rearward through the cedars. If Manigault were to take the guns, he would need help.

English

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /æft/
• Rhymes: -æft

Etymology 1

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

Noun

aft (usually uncountable, plural afts)

1. (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.

Translations

Adverb

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

1. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

Synonyms

• abaft, astern

Antonyms

• fore, forward

Translations

See also

• after, fore-and-aft

Adjective

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

1. located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of afternoon.

Noun

aft (plural afts)

1. (dated slang) Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:afternoon

Anagrams

• ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, fat, taf

Albanian

Alternative forms

• aftë
• aht (Arbëreshë)
• ohtë, avtë, taftë (North Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h?weh?-. Compare Ancient Greek ????? (aûtm?, “breath”), Welsh awel (“breeze”).

Noun

aft m (indefinite plural afte, definite singular afti, definite plural aftet)

1. draft (wind, bellows)
2. waft, whiff
3. warmth from a fire

Declension

Synonyms

• shkulm

Related terms

• afsh, avë

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

• afte

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (áphtha). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ft/
• Hyphenation: aft
• Rhymes: -?ft

Noun

aft f (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)

1. aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth).

Scots

Alternative forms

• oft

Etymology

From Old English oft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aft/, /?ft/

Adverb

aft (comparative after, superlative aftest)

1. often
   • 1786, Robert Burns, To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough:

     The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley.

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Turkish

Etymology

From French aphte

Noun

aft (definite accusative afd?, plural aftlar)

1. aphtha

Declension

References

• aft in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu