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Late
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1. late
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
Example Sentences:'late evening''late 18th century''a late movie''took a late flight''had a late breakfast'
after the expected or usual time; delayed
Example Sentences:'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, recent
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
Example Sentences:'a late development''their late quarrel''his recent trip to Africa''in recent months''a recent issue of the journal'
4. late
having died recently
Example Sentences:'her late husband'
5. late
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
Example Sentences:'Late Greek'
6. late, later
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
Example Sentences:'the late phase of feudalism''a later symptom of the disease''later medical science could have saved the child'
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
Example Sentences:'the former president''our late President is still very active''the previous occupant of the White House'
Adverb
later than usual or than expected
Example Sentences:'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, late
to an advanced time
Example Sentences:'deep into the night''talked late into the evening'
10. late
at an advanced age or stage
Example Sentences:'she married late''undertook the project late in her career'
11. late, lately, latterly, of late, recently
in the recent past
Example Sentences:'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'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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