| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | late | Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time |
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| 2 | late, belated, tardy | After the expected or usual time | |
| 3 | late, recent | Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | |
| 4 | late | Having died recently | |
| 5 | late | Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature | |
| 6 | late, later | At or toward an end or late period or stage of development | |
| 7 | late, former, previous | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | |
| ADVERB | 1 | late, belatedly, tardily | Later than usual or than expected |
| 2 | late, deep | To an advanced time | |
| 3 | late | At an advanced age or stage | |
| 4 | late, recently, lately, of late, latterly | In the recent past |
| Sounds | ley't |
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| Rhymes | abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 533 more rhymes in eyt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time. |
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| Examples | "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" |
| Attribute of | timing |
| Similar | advanced, ripe; after-hours; latish; posthumous |
| See also | modern |
| Contrary | early; middle |
| Meaning | After the expected or usual time. Delayed. |
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| Examples | "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late" |
| Synonyms | belated, tardy |
| Similar to | unpunctual |
| Meaning | Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time. |
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| Examples | "a late development"; "their late quarrel" |
| Synonyms | recent |
| Similar to | past |
| Meaning | Having died recently. |
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| Examples | "her late husband" |
| Similar to | dead |
| Meaning | Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature. Used especially of dead languages. |
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| Examples | "Late Greek" |
| Category | linguistics |
| Similar | Modern, New; New |
| Contrary | early; middle |
| Meaning | At or toward an end or late period or stage of development. |
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| Examples | "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" |
| Synonyms | later |
| Similar | advanced; tardive |
| Contrary | early |
| Meaning | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. |
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| Examples | "our late President is still very active" |
| Synonyms | former, previous |
| Similar to | past |
| Meaning | Later than usual or than expected. |
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| Examples | "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" |
| Synonyms | belatedly, tardily |
| Contrary | early, ahead of time, too soon |
| Meaning | To an advanced time. |
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| Examples | "talked late into the evening" |
| Synonyms | deep |
| Meaning | At an advanced age or stage. |
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| Examples | "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career" |
| Meaning | In the recent past. |
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| Examples | "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late" |
| Synonyms | recently, lately, of late, latterly |