LATE
/leɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 4 Words With Friends 5
Definition
- adverb later than usual or than expected.
— synonyms: belatedly, tardily
- adverb to an advanced time.
— synonyms: deep
- adverb at an advanced age or stage.
- adverb in the recent past.
— synonyms: recently, lately, of_late, latterly
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
- adjective after the expected or usual time.
— synonyms: belated, tardy
- adjective of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
— synonyms: late(a), recent
- adjective having died recently.
— synonyms: late(a)
- adjective of a later stage in the development of a language or literature.
- adjective at or toward an end or late period or stage of development.
— synonyms: later(a)
- adjective (used especially of persons) of the immediate past.
— synonyms: former(a), late(a), previous(a)
Examples
- “It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.”
- “It was getting late and I was tired.”
- “Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.”
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