belate
belate · belates · belated · belating
To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benightTo impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.
/bɪˈleɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesTo impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.
Forms
belates, belating, belated, belatedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedbelated
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.