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Aftersee vs Afterset - What's the difference?

aftersee | afterset |

As a verb aftersee

is (transitive|uncommon|obsolete) to see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.

As a noun afterset is

that which is positioned after or behind.

As an adjective afterset is

pertaining to an object or material state (such as concrete, paint, moulding, etc) after it has set.

aftersee

English

Verb

  • (transitive, uncommon, obsolete) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.
  • *1847 , Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Memoirs of the life and times of Sir Christopher Hatton :
    • [...] of Durham if he will come, or send his brother to enter as one authorized for such a matter, and so to carry it away without delay; and cannot Mr. Cox see, or foresee, or aftersee what cause or colour might work such alteration?
  • *1849 , Neil Walker, Thomas Craddock, The history of Wisbech, and the fens :
    • It is very different to foresee and aftersee .

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    afterset

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is positioned after or behind.
  • *2001 , Christodoulos A. Floudas, Panos M. Pardalos, Encyclopedia of optimization :
    • Mnemonically and semantically, an afterset consists of all those elements which can correctly be written after a given element, a foreset of those which can correctly be written before it.
  • A set or stage which is located behind another; a film industry lounge.
  • *1999 , Robyn Williams, A twist of fate :
    • They were led to a suite in the back of the building where they could relax and mingle before the afterset . A group of industry people were already waiting inside the room.
  • *2002 , Murray Forman, The 'hood comes first: race, space, and place in rap and hip-hop :
    • But then they had to prove me wrong 'Cause later on that night after we did the show We went back to the afterset and wouldn't ya know Yeah, Bloods and Crips start scrappin' and shootin' [...]

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    Adjective

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  • Pertaining to an object or material state (such as concrete, paint, moulding, etc) after it has set.
  • *1997 , Benjamin Stein, McGuinness, William J., Building technology: mechanical and electrical systems :
    • Their use avoids the necessity of drilling into the floor duct at each point where a floor outlet is desired, in order to place an afterset insert.