Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to afterthink
Participle: afterthought
Gerund: afterthinking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | afterthink |
| you | afterthink |
| he;she;it | afterthinks |
| we | afterthink |
| you | afterthink |
| they | afterthink |
Perfect
| I | have afterthought |
| you | have afterthought |
| he;she;it | has afterthought |
| we | have afterthought |
| you | have afterthought |
| they | have afterthought |
Past
| I | afterthought |
| you | afterthought |
| he;she;it | afterthought |
| we | afterthought |
| you | afterthought |
| they | afterthought |
Pluperfect
| I | had afterthought |
| you | had afterthought |
| he;she;it | had afterthought |
| we | had afterthought |
| you | had afterthought |
| they | had afterthought |
Future
| I | will afterthink |
| you | will afterthink |
| he;she;it | will afterthink |
| we | will afterthink |
| you | will afterthink |
| they | will afterthink |
Future Perfect
| I | will have afterthought |
| you | will have afterthought |
| he;she;it | will have afterthought |
| we | will have afterthought |
| you | will have afterthought |
| they | will have afterthought |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | afterthink |
| you | afterthink |
| he;she;it | afterthink |
| we | afterthink |
| you | afterthink |
| they | afterthink |
Perfect
| I | have afterthought |
| you | have afterthought |
| he;she;it | have afterthought |
| we | have afterthought |
| you | have afterthought |
| they | have afterthought |
Imperfect
| I | afterthought |
| you | afterthought |
| he;she;it | afterthought |
| we | afterthought |
| you | afterthought |
| they | afterthought |
Pluperfect
| I | had afterthought |
| you | had afterthought |
| he;she;it | had afterthought |
| we | had afterthought |
| you | had afterthought |
| they | had afterthought |
Conditional
Present
| I | would afterthink |
| you | would afterthink |
| he;she;it | would afterthink |
| we | would afterthink |
| you | would afterthink |
| they | would afterthink |
Perfect
| I | would have afterthought |
| you | would have afterthought |
| he;she;it | would have afterthought |
| we | would have afterthought |
| you | would have afterthought |
| they | would have afterthought |
Imperative
| you | afterthink |
| we | Let's afterthink |
| you | afterthink |
Verbs conjugated like 'afterthink'
bethink,
methink,
think,
afterthink,
interthink,
outthink,
overthink,
rethink,
umbethink,
underthink,
Verbs similar to 'afterthink'
interthink,
forthink,
overthink,
underthink,
appertain,
ascertain,
asterisk,
athink,
bethink,
entertain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To think about after the fact, reflect on.
- ponder
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Compound of after- + think, probably a calque of Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia).
Sample Sentences
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Do not afterthink except for poetic or P.S. reasons. Never afterthink to "improve" or defray impressions, as the best writing is always the most painful personal wrung-out tossed from cradle warm protective mind – tap from yourself the song of yourself, blow! – now! [...] [2005, John Long, Drugs and the 'Beats': The Role of Drugs in the Lives and Writings:]
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Never fear," said her husband ; " there, sit you down and mend your stockings, and the less you heed us the less you'll have to afterthink." [1870, Theodore Percival Wilson, Frank Oldfield; or, Lost and found:]