What does later mean?
Definitions for later
ˈleɪ tərlat·er
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word later.
Princeton's WordNet
later(a), ulterior, posterioradjective
coming at a subsequent time or stage
"without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
late, later(a)adverb
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"
subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later onadverb
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
"he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"
by and by, lateradverb
at some eventual time in the future
"By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later"
lateradverb
comparative of the adverb `late'
"he stayed later than you did"
Wiktionary
lateradverb
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
lateradverb
At some unspecified time in the future.
I wanted to do it now, but I'll have to do it later.
lateradjective
Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
lateradjective
At some time in the future.
The meeting was adjourned to a later date.
laterinterjection
See you later; goodbye.
Later, dude.
laterinterjection
Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons.
Etymology: late + -er
ChatGPT
later
Later refers to a point in time that is subsequent to the current moment or to a previous mentioned point in time. It implies a delay or postponement of an action or event.
Webster Dictionary
Laternoun
a brick or tile
Lateradjective
compar. of Late, a. & adv
Etymology: [L.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
later
The Utopia of Postponement; a marvelous door of gold at the end of every perspective, to which Procrastination holds the keys. The Concierge of tomorrow. (Some things are done sooner, others are done now, but most things are done later; hence, manana, dreams and regrets.)
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LATER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Later is ranked #62714 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Later surname appeared 319 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Later.
94.3% or 301 total occurrences were White.
2.1% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
1.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.5% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'later' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #267
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'later' in Written Corpus Frequency: #494
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'later' in Adverbs Frequency: #44
Anagrams for later »
ratel
taler
alert
alter
artel
telar
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of later in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of later in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of later in a Sentence
The one thing I certainly did n’t know was that nearly five years later, a clearly traumatized Melissa George would plead publicly to Australia for help after a very troubling incident of domestic violence in her French home and those words of hers would still be used against her by so many. Is Australia really so unforgiving that those flippant and somewhat ridiculous remarks will be held against her for years ? I just wanted to say sorry, Melissa George, you don’t deserve it.
Based on the names and country profiles, it should seem they are offering you the same exposure, but they track different indices, their country exposure is going to be different, and that exposure difference helps explain why they perform differently. So far, the discrepancy has helped The Vanguard fund, Todd Rosenbluth said, although both funds have taken a hit since the end of June, when the Shanghai Composite Index started falling. Since then, The Vanguard fund has lost 11.65 percent, while the iShares fund has fallen 12.45 percent. Year to date, The Vanguard fund is down 6.97 percent, and the iShares fund is down 8.89 percent. Chinese shares have been falling on fears that the nation's economy may slow well beyond the 7 percent growth rate that analysts had earlier suggested would be a bottom for that market. China has moved to weaken its currency to bolster its economy and share prices. The difference between the two funds is expected to widen because the two different indexes they follow will be treating Chinese stocks differently. FTSE, the Financial Times Stock Exchange, plans to begin adding onshore Chinese equities, known as A-shares, to its broad emerging markets indexes, which Vanguard follows. The Vanguard benchmark, the FTSE Emerging Index, now has approximately 26 percent exposure to China, according to the mutual fund company. In June, Vanguard said it would begin shifting to a new FTSE index later this year. The new index will have a 29 percent exposure to China, including a 5.6 percent exposure to A-shares. MSCI Inc, however, said in June that it was not ready to include the A-shares in its two emerging market indexes.
The player council is only part of the structure, we are not part of the board or deciding anything that is voted on later on.
Most equity investors prefer either an executive summary or pitch deck for first contact, but will often request a more detailed plan later in the due diligence process. Potential customers don’t need all the details of your internal operation. Your management team needs access to everything.
There is no frothiness in leading large-cap stocks, seen as safer bets as China pushes forward with registration-based IPO reforms in the market, investors would come back even later if they reduce exposure for now as there are few options out there that represent the country’s future economic development.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- فيما بعد, لاحقًاArabic
- bihaenBislama
- posteriormentCatalan, Valencian
- senereDanish
- nachher, bis bald, späterGerman
- αργότεραGreek
- poste, postaEsperanto
- posterior, después, hasta luego, más tarde, posteriormenteSpanish
- دیرتر, بعدتر, بعداPersian
- nähdään, myöhemmin, myöhempiFinnish
- à plus, plus tard, postérieurFrench
- וֹתֵר מְאֻחָרHebrew
- बाद में, बादHindi
- majd későbbHungarian
- հետո, [[ավելի]] [[ուշ]]Armenian
- sjáumst, heyrumstIcelandic
- più tardi, posterioreItalian
- 後, 後でJapanese
- შემდეგში, შემდეგGeorgian
- دواییKurdish
- posteaLatin
- laterDutch
- senereNorwegian
- późniejszy, nara, późniejPolish
- posterior, até logo, até mais, [[mais]] [[tarde]], [[mais]] [[atrasado]], falou, depois, subsequentementePortuguese
- после, позднее, позже, потомRussian
- poslije, kasnije, каснијеSerbo-Croatian
- senareSwedish
- ఆలస్యము, తరవాత, తరువాతTelugu
- sonraTurkish
- بعدUrdu
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