After All

1.  Despite everything, nevertheless, as in The plane took off half an hour late but landed on time after all.
2.  After everything else has been considered, ultimately, as in Mary has final approval of the guest list; after all, it's her wedding. The two usages are pronounced differently, the first giving stress to the word after and the second to the word all. Both date from the early 1700s. Also see when all is said and done.

The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: emphasizes something to be considered

Meaning #2: in spite of expectations

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After All may refer to:

In music:

• After All!, a one-act comic opera
• After All (band), a Canadian band later known as Pure
• After All (Luciano album)
• After All, an album by Bobby Bland
• "After All" (Cher and Peter Cetera song)
• "After All" (David Bowie song)
• "After All" (Delerium song)
• "After All" (The Miracles song), also covered by The Supremes
• "After All", a song by The Frank and Walters
• "After All", a song by Patty Loveless from Patty Loveless
• "After All", a song by Pet Shop Boys from Concrete
• "After All", a song by Saving Abel, a non-album B-side from Saving Abel
• "After All (I Live My Life)", a song by Frankie Miller from Once in a Blue Moon

In other media:

• After All, a play by John Van Druten
• After All, a novel by Mary Cholmondeley
• Afterall, a contemporary art journal

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