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Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.
William S. Burroughs

Meaning of "after the fact" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFTER THE FACT

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WHAT DOES AFTER THE FACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of after the fact in the English dictionary

The definition of after the fact in the dictionary is after the commission of the offence.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFTER THE FACT

after
after a fashion
after a sort
after all
after one´s own heart
after the fashion of
after you
after-dinner drink
after-dinner speaker
after-effects
after-hours
after-hours drinking
after-lunch
after-ripening
after-sales
after-sales service
after-school
after-tax
afterbirth
afterbodies

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFTER THE FACT

artefact
artifact
as a matter of fact
before the fact
benefact
biofact
fact
French fact
geofact
matter of fact
matter-of-fact
nonfact
olfact
question of fact
unfact
ventifact

Synonyms and antonyms of after the fact in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «after the fact» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFTER THE FACT

Find out the translation of after the fact to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of after the fact from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «after the fact» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

事后
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

después del hecho
570 millions of speakers

English

after the fact
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इस तथ्य के बाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعد وقوعها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

После того факта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

após o fato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘটনার পরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

après le fait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selepas itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nachträglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事後に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사실 후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sawise kasunyatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sau khi thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மையில் பிறகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरं नंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gerçeğin ardından
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dopo il fatto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

po fakcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Після того факту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

după fapt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετά το γεγονός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

na die feit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i efterhand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ettertid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of after the fact

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTER THE FACT»

The term «after the fact» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.673 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFTER THE FACT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «after the fact» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «after the fact» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about after the fact

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10 QUOTES WITH «AFTER THE FACT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word after the fact.
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Maria Bartiromo
News is important information that may influence your investments. Noise is talk or buzz or some headline that prevents you from seeing a story clearly. News is useful. Noise is a distraction. Calling what's noise and news after the fact is easy.
2
Lakhdar Brahimi
What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will always discover, after the fact, that you've missed something.
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William S. Burroughs
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.
4
Griffin Dunne
Although there was a screenplay, the actors never knew what questions I was going to ask them, and all of my character's voice-over narration and scenes were added after the fact.
5
Mark Frost
The fact that people still talk and obsess about 'Twin Peaks', more than twenty years after the fact, is a great validation for what we thought we had going at the time.
6
Benoit Mandelbrot
My fate has been that what I undertook was fully understood only after the fact.
7
Marge Piercy
The real writer is one who really writes. Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.
8
Kirsten Prout
I dated a guy for over a year who lied about his age the entire time. I found out after the fact and couldn't believe it! I even threw him a birthday party for the wrong age... I couldn't get over how hard he had tried to keep it a secret!
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Helen Reddy
Hindsight is wonderful. It's always very easy to second guess after the fact.
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Myron Scholes
Most of the time, your risk management works. With a systemic event such as the recent shocks following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, obviously the risk-management system of any one bank appears, after the fact, to be incomplete. We ended up where banks couldn't liquidate their risk, and the system tended to freeze up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFTER THE FACT»

Discover the use of after the fact in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to after the fact and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After the Fact: The Surprising Fates of American History's ...
After her famous bus ride, Rosa Parks worked as a seamstress, performed behind-the-scenes volunteer work for the NAACP, and sued the band Outkast.
Owen J. Hurd, 2012
2
Accessories After the Fact: The Warren Commission, the ...
A classic of JFK assassination literature, Sylvia Meagher's work is a relentless indictment of the Warren Commission and its work.
Sylvia Meagher, 2013
3
After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection
In dramatic episodes that move chronologically through American history, this best-selling book examines a broad variety of topics including oral evidence, photographs, ecological data, films and television programs, church and town records ...
James West Davidson, Mark Lytle, 2009
4
Young Offenders and Youth Justice: A Century After the Fact
Young Offenders and Juvenile Justice: A Century After the Fact, Fourth Edition, takes the unique approach of examining social ideas of youth and youth "crime.
Sandra Jean Bell, 2011
5
Imaging History: Photography After the Fact
How do photographers visualize history? What is the importance of place, particularly the place that remains after the event took place? How do photographers or artists use photography to depict the past, when time has become 'past time'?
Bruno Vandermeulen, Danny Veys, 2011
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After the fact
Pilgrim, a traveler lost in time and space, whose only hope for returning home is to alter history, attempts to prevent the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Fred Saberhagen, 1988
7
Katrina After the Fact: Rants & Lamentations of a Survivor
"Katrina After the Fact" is a poignant look at life in New Orleans after the storm.
Nicol Breaux Alipio, 2006
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e-Study Guide for: After the Fact: The Art of Historical ...
Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012
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e-Study Guide for: After the Fact: The Art of Historical ...
Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012
10
e-Study Guide for: After the Fact: The Art of Historical ...
Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFTER THE FACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term after the fact is used in the context of the following news items.
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Music on TV: 'True Detective' Resurrects 'The Rose'
Warner Chappell just says, “Sure you can use it,” and much after the fact I find out much to my delight. I am so happy to know about this before it ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
How to Maximize Your Vacation Happiness
... what makes us happy" after the fact, which ties back into the idea of extracting and telling as many stories about your vacation as possible. «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Argonauts QB Harris coming up huge
The concern was the celebration after the fact. Pfeffer was jumping up and down as the kick made its way through the goal posts. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
4
Randwick Tree Walk for Tree Day aims to highlight loss of 435 …
We're seeing people getting up together after the fact,” she said. “We need to get out there now in a positive way, it's not everybody's cup of tea ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Police charge Eskasoni man in weekend death
... Eoin, has been charged with first-degree murder. His mother, Jennifer Chisholm, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
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Hillary Clinton classified emails require government to seize server …
And the State Department's explanation, 'Oh well, we classified stuff after the fact all the time. There's nothing unusual there.' That is baloney. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
7
MarksJarvis: Refinancing student loan payments has some risks
Student loan rates are higher because the lender “can't confiscate your education after the fact,” said Mark Kantrowitz, senior vice president ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
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33 Tips to Help You Ace a Media Interview (Infographic)
After the fact, you can certainly send along more information or clarify an answer if you have new data. Ask for a copy of the final story, but don't ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
9
Miguel Talks Sex: I Love Porn!
“I think it's pretty obvious to the average person what the intention [behind the lawsuit] is, you know? I mean, you said it. Two years after the fact ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
10
City didn't tell state it changed grades for failing high school students
The DOE “should have provided a full report after the fact, but failed to do so,” said Jonathan Burman, a spokesman for the state Education ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

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