Definitions for late
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. lateadjective

   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. belated, late, tardyadjective

   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. late(a), recentadjective

   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. late(a)adjective

   having died recently

   "her late husband"

5. lateadjective

   of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

   "Late Greek"

6. late, later(a)adjective

   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. former(a), late(a), previous(a)adverb

   (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. late, belatedly, tardilyadverb

   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. deep, lateadverb

   to an advanced time

   "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"

10. lateadverb

    at an advanced age or stage

    "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career"

11. recently, late, lately, of late, latterlyadverb

    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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LATEadjective

   Etymology: læt , Saxon; lact, Dutch.

   1. Contrary to early; slow; tardy; long delayed.

   My hasting days flie on with full career,
   But my late spring no bud nor blossom sheweth. John Milton.

   Just was the vengeance, and to latest days
   Shall long posterity resound thy praise. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. Last in any place, office, or character.

   All the difference between the late servants, and those who staid in the family, was, that those latter were finer gentlemen. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 107.

   3. The deceased; as the works of the late Mr. Pope.4. Far in the day or night.

2. Lateadverb

   1. After long delays; after a long time.

   O boy! thy father gave thee life too soon,
   And hath bereft thee of thy life too late. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   Second Silvius after these appears,
   Silvius Æneas, for thy name he bears;
   For arms and justice equally renown’d,
   Who late restor’d in Alba shall be crown’d. John Dryden, Æn.

   He laughs at all the giddy turns of state,
   When mortals search too soon, and fear too late. Dryden.

   The later it is before any one comes to have these ideas, the later also will it be before he comes to those maxims. John Locke.

   I might have spar’d his life,
   But now it is too late. Ambrose Philips, Distrest Mother.

   2. In a latter season.

   To make roses, or other flowers, come late, is an experiment of pleasure; for the antients esteemed much of the rosa sera. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   There be some flowers which come more early, and others which come more late, in the year. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   3. Lately; not long ago.

   They arrived in that pleasant isle,
   Where sleeping late, she left her other knight. Fairy Qu.

   Men have of late made use of a pendulum, as a more steady regulator. John Locke.

   The goddess with indulgent cares,
   And social joys, the late transform’d repairs. Alexander Pope, Odys.

   From fresh pastures, and the dewy field,
   The lowing herds return, and round them throng
   With leaps and bounds the late imprison’d young. Alexander Pope.

   4. Far in the day or night.

   Was it so late, friend, ere you went to bed,
   That you do lie so late?
   —— Sir, we were carousing till the second cock. William Shakespeare.

   Late the nocturnal sacrifice begun,
   Nor ended, till the next returning sun. John Dryden, Æn.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Late

   coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring

2. Late

   far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life

3. 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

4. Late

   not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence

5. Late

   continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher

6. Lateadjective

   after the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early

7. Lateadjective

   not long ago; lately

8. Lateadjective

   far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night

9. Etymology: [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. lt; akin to OS. lat, D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel. latr, Sw. lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See Let to permit, and cf. Alas, Lassitude.]

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1. Late

   Late is the title of The 77s' eleventh album, released in 2000 on the bands own Fools of the World label.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Late

   lāt, adj. (comp. Lat′er; superl. Lat′est) slow, tardy; behindhand: coming after the expected time: long delayed: far advanced towards the close: last in any place or character: deceased: departed: out of office: not long past—also adv.—adj. Lat′ed (Shak.), belated, being too late.—adv. Late′ly.—n. Late′ness, state of being late.—adv. Lat′er.—adj. Lat′ish, somewhat late. [A.S. læt, slow; Dut. laat, Ice. latr, Ger. lass, weary; L. lassus, tired.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. LATE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Late is ranked #150452 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Late surname appeared 109 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Late.
   
   81.6% or 89 total occurrences were White.
   8.2% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
   5.5% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'late' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #604

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'late' in Written Corpus Frequency: #807

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'late' in Adverbs Frequency: #202

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'late' in Adjectives Frequency: #24

Anagrams for late »

1. atle

2. leat

3. laet

4. tale

5. tael

6. teal

How to pronounce late?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of late in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of late in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of late in a Sentence

1. Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker:

   Its never too late to have a happy childhood.

2. David Letterman:

   I don’t miss late-night television, and I’m a little embarrassed that, for 33 years, it was the laser focus of my life.

3. Donald Trump:

   I don't want to be so politically correct, it would be very easy for me to say something differently, and everyone would say, 'Oh, isn't that wonderful?' We better solve the problem before it's too late.

4. Center Ryan Kesler:

   We played good enough to win, sometimes you're not going to win games. That's the way this league is. Five out of six points on the road is good, especially with the back-to-back( in Edmonton and Vancouver) here at the end and with travel and not getting in until late.

5. Suzanne Somers:

   I’m around some of my friends who are my age or older, and they’re out of gas, i have great energy at this age. It’s great! But it’s never too late.

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