After All

Definition: After All

After All

Adverb

1. Emphasizes something to be considered; "after all, she is your boss, so invite her"; "he is, after all, our president".

2. In spite of expectations; "came to the party after all"; "it didn't rain after all".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Compensation

Adverb: in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless, none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another; (average).

Qualification

Adverb: provided, provided that, provided always; if, unless, but, yet; according as; conditionally, admitting, supposing; on the supposition of; (theoretically); with the understanding, even, although, though, for all that, after all, at all events.

Reasoning,

In conclusion, in fine; finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another.

Crosswords: After All

It looks like you won after all. (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

After all your posturing, all your speeches, you're nothing but a common thief. (Die Hard; writing credit: Jeb Stuart)

You are, after all, my father. (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; writing credit: Mike Myers)

It's a small underworld after all, huh? (Hercules; writing credit: Ron Clements; Barry Johnson)

After all, a woman's charm is 50% illusion. (A Streetcar Named Desire; writing credit: Tennessee Williams; Oscar Saul)

After all is, all is said and done (After All Is Said And Done; performing artist: Nelson)

When after all it's just a compromise of (Things We Do For Love; performing artist: 10 CC)

And after all that you've been through (Hard to Say I'm Sorry; performing artist: Az Yet)

It all just seem to good to be true after all you put me through (Don't Wanna Try; performing artist: FRANKIE J)

That wasn't my chair after all. (The Chair; performing artist: George Strait)

Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense. (references; author: Mark Twain)

After all is said and done, more is said than done. (references; author: unknown)

He Got There After All (1917)

Americans After All (1916)

It Wasn't Poison After All (1913)

After All (1912)

Danny Baker After All (1993)

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Books

• After All (reference)

• After All These Years (reference)

• It's a Young World After All (reference)

• One Nation, After All : What Americans Really Think About God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, The Right, The Left and Each Other (reference)

• Still Hungry After All These Years: My Story (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Still Failing After All These Beers (reference)

• Hello Kitty: Mom Loves Me After All (reference)

• Rich Kids on LSD: Still Flailing After All These Beers (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• After All (reference)

• Still Crazy After All These Beers (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Bob and his pal were okay after all Photo #2 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

A stocking from Uncle Santa Claus : Little Alphonzo -- well, the old fellow really wasn't so bad after all. Credit: Library of Congress.

It was a great success after all!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Something tells us that King Canute is going to get wet, after all. Credit: Library of Congress.

After all, George, doesn't the end justify the Meaneys?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Miracle drug after all!. Credit: Library of Congress.

May be our good fairy after all. Credit: Library of Congress.

New York--A closeup of the crown of the Chrysler Tower, showing the glistening dome of rustless steel bared to the skies after all the scaffolding had been removed. Credit: Library of Congress.

Catania, Sicily. The Allied military government supplies flour for the towns hardest hit by the war after all local sources have been exhausted. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mayor Lindsay was being practical when he introduced half fares for senior citizens : after all, his job can age any man overnight. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But after all the punishment that misconduct can bring, it is still not less misconduct.

Alice thought she might as well wait, as she had nothing else to do, and perhaps after all it might tell her something worth hearing.

A bodily disease, which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.

A man has a right, after all, to despoil in part a corpse which he has made.

How simple and beautiful was life after all! And life lay all before him.

And, after all, I found their natural smell was much more supportable than when they used perfumes, under which I immediately swooned away.

We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Symptoms, after all, are usually not disabling and do tend to disappear spontaneously. (references)

Business

After all, if there is a Thai partner, staff can feel comfortable they will be treated fairly. (references)

Economic History

Azerbaijan

In compliance with the Law on State Registration of Legal Entities, the Ministry of Justice must complete the registration procedure within 10 days after all required documents are presented. (references)

Niger

The Constitution also provides for the popular election of municipal and local officials, which are expected to take place after all political interests agree upon a governmental decentralization plan. (references)

Trade

France

Goods must be imported/exported no later than six months after all financial and customs arrangements have been completed. (references)

Worker Rights

Zambia

It permits strikes only after all other legal recourse has been exhausted. (references)

Grenada

After all avenues for resolving a complaint have been exhausted between union representatives and employers, both sides may agree to ask for the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. (references)

Malawi

A strike can only occur after all dispute settlement procedures established in a collective agreement (an understanding, not necessarily signed, reached by both parties to attempt mediation) and conciliation procedures have failed. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "after all": after all effort ♦ after all is said and done ♦ do smth. after all ♦ he might possibly come after all. Additional references.

Albanian

në fund të fundit (ultimately), megjithatë (all the same, at the same time, even so, for all that, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding). (various references)

Bulgarian 

въпреки това (all the same, even though, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, though, yet), въпреки всичко (for all that, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, regardless, still), все пак (all the same, however, notwithstanding, still, tho', though, yet), в края на краищата (eventually, in the long run, ultimately). (various references)

Chinese 

畢竟 (all in all, in the final analysis, when all is said and done), 究竟 (actually, outcome, result), 究 (to investigate, to study carefully). (various references)

Czech

přesto (all the same, even so, in spite of, nevertheless, notwithstanding, regardless, still, yet), konec koncù (all things considered, at the end of the day, considering, in the final analysis, in the long run, ultimately). (various references)

Danish

efter nedsaetning af alle noedvendige stammer af mellemliggende foringsroer kommer den sidste foringsstamme,den lange stamme eller produktionsforingsroeret,dvs.den foringsstamme,der anbringes umiddelbart over eller gennem den producerende formation (after all necessary intermediate strings of casing have been set, or through, that is the string of casing which is set immediately above, the final string of casing required is the long string or oil string, the producing formation). (various references)

Dutch

nadat alle noodzakelijke tussenliggende series van de bekledingsbuis zijn aangebracht,moet de laatste serie,de produktieserie,worden geplaatst;dit is de verbuizing die direct boven of door de producerende laag wordt geplaatst (after all necessary intermediate strings of casing have been set, or through, that is the string of casing which is set immediately above, the final string of casing required is the long string or oil string, the producing formation). (various references)

Finnish

sittenkin (for all that, however, nevertheless, still, yet), loppujen lopuksi. (various references)

French

après tout, finalement, enfin. (various references)

German

immerhin (all the same, anyhow, at any rate, at least, certainly, indeed, rather, surely). (various references)

Greek 

παρά όλα αυτά (in spite of). (various references)

Hebrew 

אחרי ככלות �"כל (eventually, finally), סוף סוף (at last). (various references)

Hungarian

végre is (in the long run), mindennek ellenére, mégiscsak, mégis (casement, even so, however, jurist, still, the best of men may err at times, though, yet), különösen is, elvégre. (various references)

Italian

poi (after, afterward, and, and then, besides, beyond, finally, future, later, next, secondly, then, thereafter), infine (at last, eventually, finally, in short, in the end, last, lastly), dopo del tutto. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

詰まり (blockade, in brief, in other words, in short, in the long run, stuffing, that is to say, ultimate), 更に (again, furthermore, more and more, moreover). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しょせ�" (beginning of competition, beginning of hostilities, first match), ひっきょう, さしずめ (for the time being), さらに (again, furthermore, more and more, moreover), どうしても (at any cost, at any rate, by all means, cravingly, in the long run, no matter what, surely), どうせ (anyhow, at all, at any rate, at best, at most, in any case), つまり (blockade, in brief, in other words, in short, in the long run, stuffing, that is to say, ultimate), せ�"じつめると (in short, in the end), ようするに (in a word, in short .., the point is ..), けっきょく (eventually), とうとう (and so on, at last, calm, clashing of swords, felling of trees, finally, flowing, reaching a head, ringing of an ax, swift, vast, voluminous). (various references)

Pig Latin

afteray allay

Portuguese

afinal de contas, afinal (at last, eventually, finally, in the end), não obstante (albeit, but, despite, despite of, nevertheless, none the less, notwithstanding, regardless of, still, though, withal). (various references)

Romanian

la urma urmelor (in the end). (various references)

Russian 

в конце концов (in the end, in the long run, ultimately). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uostalom. (various references)

Spanish

al fin y al cabo (in the end), después de todo. (various references)

Swedish

när allt kommer omkring (in the end), ändå (accordingly, all the same, consequently, even now, even so, even then, nevertheless, so, still, then, therefore, yet). (various references)

Turkish

yine de (all the same, at any rate, at the same time, but then, considering, even so, howbeit, just, nevertheless, none the less, nonetheless, nontheless, notwithstanding, still, though, yet), sonunda (at last, eventually, finally, in fine, in the end, in the upshot, last, yet), rağmen (altho, although, as, but what, but yet, considering, despite, even though, for all, in despite of, in spite of, notwithstanding, spite of, whilst), nihayet (at last, at the end, eventually, finally, in the upshot, lastly), en sonunda (at last, at length, finally, ultimately), buna karşın (for all that). (various references)

Ukrainian

не дивлячись на. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"After All" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: afterall. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: lateral.

-2 letters: faller, falter, refall, taller.

-3 letters: after, alate, alert, altar, alter, areal, artal, artel, farle, fatal, fella, feral, fetal, flare, later, ratal, ratel, reata, talar, taler.

-4 letters: afar, alae, alar, alef, alfa, area, earl, fall, fare, farl, fart, fate, feal, fear, feat, fell, felt, feta, flat, flea, frae, frat, fret, late, leaf, leal.

+1 letter: waterfall.

+2 letters: fastballer, flatlander, waterfalls.

+3 letters: allografted, fastballers, flatlanders, fraternally, leatherleaf.

+4 letters: fragmentally, ultracareful.

+5 letters: halfheartedly, interfamilial, ultrafiltrate.