late
/leɪt/
Near the end of a period of time; Specifically, near the end of the day; Associated with the end of a period; Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time
- comparative
- later
- superlative
- latest
Meanings
- 1
Near the end of a period of time
You were late for work.
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I was late to school.
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- 2
Specifically, near the end of the day
- 3
Associated with the end of a period
- 4
Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time
- 5
Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadlinerare
- 6
Not having had an expected menstrual periodrare
- 7
Recently deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive — Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly “the”; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.rare
- 8
Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of officerare
- 9
Recent — relative to the noun it modifiesrare
- 10
Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sunrare