English

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Pronunciation
IPA|/leɪt/
audio|en-us-late.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪt

Etymology 1
From Middle English late, from OE. læt.

Adjective
en-adj|late|r

1. Near the end of a period of time.

#: It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.

1. Specifically, near the end of the day.

#: It was getting late and I was tired.

1. (usually not used comparatively) Associated with the end of a period.

#: Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.

1. Not arriving until after an expected time.

#: Even though we drove as fast as we could, we were still late.
#: Panos was so late that he arrived at the meeting after Antonio, who had the valid excuse of being in hospital - in intensive care - for most of the night.

1. (not used comparatively) Euphemism for deceased, particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. Often used with the.

#: Her late husband had left her well provided for.
#: The piece was composed by the late Igor Stravinsky.

Translations
trans-top|near the end of a period of time
Afrikaans: laat
Dutch: laat, late
Finnish: myöhä|myöhään
French: tard
German: spät
trans-mid
Hungarian: kés�n
Icelandic: seint n
Russian: поздний (pózdnij)
Slovene: pozen m, pozna f, pozno n
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trans-top|near the end of the day
Dutch: laat, late
Finnish: myöhäinen
French: tard
German: spät
trans-mid
Icelandic: seint n
Russian: поздний (pózdnij)
Slovene: pozen m, pozna f, pozno n
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trans-top|at the end of a period
Afrikaans: laat
Czech: pozdní m
Dutch: laat, late
Finnish: myöhäinen, myöhäis-
German: spät
trans-mid
Russian: поздний (pózdnij)
Slovene: pozen m, pozna f, pozno n
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trans-top|not arriving until after an expected time
Afrikaans: laat
French: en retard
Finnish: myöhässä
German: verspätet
trans-mid
Italian: in ritardo
Russian: поздний (pózdnij), запоздал�й (zapozdályj)
Slovene: pozen m, pozna f, pozno n
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trans-top|euphemism for dead
Afrikaans: oorlede
Dutch: wijlen
Finnish: edesmennyt
French: défunt m
trans-mid
Hungarian: néhai
Russian: покойн�й (pokójnyj)
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Etymology 2
From OE. #Old English|late

Adverb
en-adv|late|r

1. after|After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

#: We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.

Derived terms
a day late and a dollar short
as of late
better late than never
day late, dollar short
late night
latecomer
lately
later
sooner or later

Translations
trans-top|proximate in time
Afrikaans: laat
Basque: berandu
Catalan: tard
Chinese: � (w�n); � (chí)��� (chí dào)
Croatian: pozno
Czech: pozd�
Danish: sen
Dutch: laat
Esperanto: malfrue
Finnish: myöhä|myöhään, myöhä|myöhässä
French: tard
German: spät
trans-mid
Hungarian: kés�
Ido: tarda
Icelandic: seinn
Italian: tardi
Korean: ��, ����
Kurdish: derneg, gîro, texîr, KUchar|در���گ
Portuguese: tarde
Romanian: târziu
Russian: поздно (pózdno)
Slovene: pozno
Spanish: tarde
Telugu: �లస�య��ా (aalasyamgaa)
Turkish: geç
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Death
Category:Time

Dutch

Adjective
late

1. Alternate form of laat.

Latin

Adverb
la-adv|lat|l�t|e

1. broadly, widely
2. extensively
3. far and wide, everywhere
4. lavishly, to excess

Related terms
latus#Latin|l�tus

Old English

Etymology
Adverbial form of læt

Adverb
late

1. late

Category:Old English adverbs

ar:late
es:late
fa:late
fr:late
io:late
it:late
kk:late
ku:late
hu:late
ja:late
pl:late
pt:late
ru:late
simple:late
fi:late
sv:late
ta:late
te:late
vi:late
tr:late
uk:late
zh:late

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