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1. (adj.) late
occurring after the usual or proper time:
a late spring.
2. late
continued until after the usual time or hour:
a late business meeting.
3. late
near or at the end of the day or into the night:
a late hour.
4. late
most recent:
a late news bulletin.
5. late
immediately preceding the present one:
the late attorney general.
6. late
recently deceased:
the late Mr. Phipps.
7. late
occurring at an advanced stage in life:
a late marriage.
8. late
belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something:
the late phase of feudalism.
9. (adv.) late
after the usual or proper time, or after delay:
to arrive late.
10. late
until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, esp. of the night:
to work late.
11. late
at or to an advanced time.
12. late
recently but no longer.
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| Definition of 'late' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) late
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"
2. (adj) belated, late, tardy
after the expected or usual time; delayed
"a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"
3. (adj) late(a), recent
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"
4. (adj) late(a)
having died recently
"her late husband"
5. (adj) late
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
"Late Greek"
6. (adj) late, later(a)
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"
7. (adverb) former(a), late(a), previous(a)
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
"the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
8. (adverb) late, belatedly, tardily
later than usual or than expected
"the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
9. (adverb) deep, late
to an advanced time
"deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
10. (adverb) late
at an advanced age or stage
"she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"
11. (adverb) recently, late, lately, of late, latterly
in the recent past
"he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
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1. (adjective) late
≠ early
The buses are often late.; Don't be late for the meeting.
2. late
≠ early
in late summer/spring; He's probably in his late fifties by now.; the late 19th century
3. late
(of a person) dead
the widow of the late Mr. Fredericks
4. (adverb) late
≠ early
Please try not to arrive late.; The children went to bed late that night.
5. late
≠ early
She had her first child relatively late in life.; We moved here late last year.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) late
after the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early
2. (adj) late
not long ago; lately
3. (adj) late
far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night
4. late
coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring
5. late
far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life
6. late
existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration
7. late
not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence
8. late
continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher
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| Definition of 'late' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. late
In artillery and naval gunfire support, a report made to the observer or spotter, whenever there is a delay in reporting
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Sense: coming etc after the expected or usual time
The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.
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 Afrikaans: laat |
 Arabic: مُتأخِّر |
 Bulgarian: закъснял |
 Brazilian: tarde |
 Czech: zpožděný |
 German: spät |
 Danish: forsinket |
 Greek: αργοπορημένος |
 Spanish: tarde, atrasado |
 Estonian: hiljaks jäänud |
 Farsi: دیر |
 Finnish: myöhässä |
 French: en retard |
 Hebrew: מְאַחֵר |
 Hindi: विलम्ब, देर |
 Croatian: kasniti |
 Hungarian: késő, (igével) késik |
 Indonesian: terlambat |
 Icelandic: seinn |
 Italian: in ritardo |
 Japanese: 遅れた |
 Korean: (보통보다) 늦은 |
 Lithuanian: vėluojantis |
 Latvian: novēlojies; nosebojies; n |
 Malay: lewat |
 Dutch: te laat |
 Norwegian: sein, forsinket |
 Polish: spóźniony |
 Persian: دیر |
 Pashto: وروسته،ناوخته |
 Portuguese: tarde |
 Romanian: în întârziere |
 Russian: опоздавший, запоздавший |
 Slovak: oneskorený |
 Slovenian: prepozen |
 Serbian: kasni |
 Swedish: sen |
 Thai: สาย |
 Turkish: geç, gecikmiş |
 Taiwanese: 遲的 |
 Ukrainian: пізній; запізнілий |
 Urdu: تاخیر سے |
 Vietnamese: chậm; muộn |
 Chinese: 迟的 |
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