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
I felt dirty inside here, from what that priest did to me. Even later on when I was growing up I just, I don't know it seemed like I just lost my mind, to be a person, a human being. I lost that, it seems like, who I was. What I was.
They called, and they let my dad know first that they found a box, and so my dad said, ‘ Okay, we ’ll move the box later so you can finish. ’.
Richard Burton said when she heard the news, she went into her room to be alone, he could hear the screams from the room. She was just devastated. She later told the press, ‘I lost my brother, my friend.’ And I think she truly did.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
Since 1875, a president's nominee has never been denied a hearing unless that president later withdrew that nomination.
I think it's too early to say how people will look in the rearview mirror later as we get more out of this pandemic. But these developments started before the pandemic, and they've kind of accelerated, especially in the land of AI.
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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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