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   late

   /leɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time: "his late arrival" Similar behind timebehind schedulebehindbehindhandnot on timeunpunctualtardyrunning lateoverduelong-overduedelayedlong-delayedbelatedslowdilatoryOpposite punctualearlyfast
   • 2. belonging or taking place far on in a particular period: "they won the game with a late goal"
   • ▪ denoting or belonging to the advanced stage of a historical period or cultural movement: "the late 1960s"
   • ▪ far on in the day or night: "I'm sorry the call is so late"
   • ▪ flowering or ripening towards the end of the season: "the last late chrysanthemums"
   • 3. (of a specified person) no longer alive: "the late Francis Bacon" Similar deaddeceaseddepartedlamentedpassed on/awaylostexpiredgoneextinctperishedOpposite aliveexisting
   • ▪ no longer having the specified status; former: "a late colleague of mine" Similar previousprecedingformerpastpriorearlieras wassometimeone-timeex-erstwhileolddefunctprecedentforegoingno longer extantci-devantformal:quondamarchaic:whilomOpposite current

   adverb

   • 1. after the expected, proper, or usual time: "she arrived late" Similar behind schedulebehind timebehindhandunpunctuallybelatedlytardilyat the last minuteat the tail enddilatorilyslowlyrecentlyafter hoursafter office hoursovertimepast the usual finishing/stopping/closing timeOpposite earlybetimes
   • 2. far on in time; towards the end of a period: "it happened late in 1994"
   • ▪ at or until a time far on in the day or night: "now I'm old enough to stay up late" Similar late at nighttill the early hours of the morninginformal:till the wee small hourstill all hoursuntil stupid o'clock
   • 3. formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution: "Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office"

   Word Origin Old Englishlæt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’, let1, and let2.

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   What does late mean?

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   What does 'lately' mean in a sentence?

   • Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’. … Late as an adverb means ‘not on time’: … We use lately for states or for repeated events, mostly with the present perfect: … She gave her late husband's clothes to charity. She is the wife of the late Ernest Jones. It belonged to my late father.

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   What does 'late' mean in a sentence?

   • Meaning: ['leɪtə (r)] Adjective: 1. coming at a subsequent time or stage 2. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development. Adv: 1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time 2. at some eventual time in the future 3. comparative of the adverb `late'. 1. Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 2.

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   What does it mean if you're late for a movie?

   • Late means after the expected time, or at the end of a certain period of time. if you're late for a movie, you get to the theater after the film's already started. If you're a late sleeper, you make a habit of dozing long after your alarm goes off. When you're late, you're not on time.

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   What does “late” mean when a person dies?

   • An interesting fact about using the word “late” to refer to people who have passed away is that the length of time in which its appropriate might vary depending on how noteworthy the person is.

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   Is late an adverb or adjective?

   • Late is both an adverb and an adjective; it means the opposite of early. Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’. … Late as an adverb means ‘not on time’: … We use lately for states or for repeated events, mostly with the present perfect: … I expect him home late this afternoon. I’d better get going – I had no idea it was so late!

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