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Adjective: late (later,latest) leyt- Being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
"late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" - After the expected or usual time; delayed
"I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"
- belated, tardy - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"
- recent - Having died recently
"her late husband" - Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
"Late Greek" - At or toward an end or late period or stage of development
"the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
- later - (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
"our late President is still very active"
- former, previous
Adverb: late leyt- Later than usual or than expected
"the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"
- belatedly, tardily - To an advanced time
"talked late into the evening"
- deep - At an advanced age or stage
"she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career" - In the recent past
"as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"
- recently, lately, of late, latterly, as of late
Derived forms: latest, later See also: advanced, after-hours, dead, lateness, latish, Modern, New, past, posthumous, ripe, tardive, timing, unpunctual Antonym: early, middle Encyclopedia: Late |