later (ˈleɪtə
)
Definitions
adjective adverb
- the comparative of late
adverb
- afterwards; subsequently
- See see you later
- See sooner or later
Synonyms
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afterwards,
after,
next,
eventually,
in time,
subsequently,
later on,
thereafter,
in a while,
in due course,
at a later date,
by and by,
at a later time
L8R,
late (leɪt)
Definitions
adjective
- occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time ⇒
the train was late
- (prenominal) occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time ⇒
a late marriage
- (prenominal) towards or near the end ⇒
the late evening
- at an advanced time in the evening or at night ⇒
it was late
- (prenominal) occurring or being just previous to the present time ⇒
his late remarks on industry
- (prenominal) having died, esp recently ⇒
my late grandfather
- (prenominal) just preceding the present or existing person or thing; former ⇒
the late manager of this firm
- See of late
adverb
- after the correct or expected time ⇒
he arrived late
- at a relatively advanced age ⇒
she married late
- recently; lately ⇒
as late as yesterday he was selling books
- See late hours
- See late in the day
Alternative Forms
ˈlateness nounWord Origin
Old English læt; related to Old Norse latr, Gothic latsQuotations
"Better late than never"
"It is never too late"
Translations
- British English:
later
You use later to refer to a time or situation that is after the one that you have been talking about or after the present one.He resigned ten years later.ˈleɪtə ADVERB He resigned ten years later.
- Spanish:
más tarde
adv
- French:
plus tard
adv
- German:
später
adv
- Chinese: 后来 adv
- Arabic: بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ adv
- Portuguese: mais tarde adv
- Russian: позже adv
- Croatian: kasnije adv
- Czech: později adv
- Danish: senere adv
- Dutch: later adv
- Finnish: myöhemmin adv
- Greek: αργότερα adv
- Italian: successivamente adv
- Japanese: あとで adv
- Korean: 나중에 adv
- Norwegian: senere adv
- Polish: później adv
- Brazilian Portuguese: mais tarde adv
- European Spanish:
más tarde
adv
- Swedish: senare adv
- Thai: ตอนหลัง adv
- Turkish: daha sonra adv
- Vietnamese: muộn hơn adv
Usage examples
Sooner or later , Cratyn was bound to give into the Dukes ' pressure to exclude her, agreement or no agreement.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Some gardeners prefer to prune now - before the leaves have expanded - because the job is more difficult later on.
Country Life (2004)A 17-game unbeaten run in all competitions later , Wenger knows the turning point.
Irish Times (2002)Smith will also go in the 800m and his specialist 1500m free-style later in the week.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Indeed Thompson was later to recall taking them out of their original wrapping paper in the royal bedroom.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)