late
After a deadline has passed, past a designated timeAfter a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
» Could you call again later, please?
Könntest du bitte später zurückrufen? — MUIRIEL
Könnten Sie bitte später zurückrufen? — wolfgangth
Не могли бы вы перезвонить позже? — paul_lingvo
Не мог бы ты перезвонить позже? — paul_lingvo
Не могли бы вы перезвонить позднее? — paul_lingvo
Не мог бы ты перезвонить позднее? — paul_lingvo
Ти не міг біг передзвонити пізніше, будь ласка? — deniko
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3 sensesAfter a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.
spät
по́здноpózdno
пі́зноpízno
Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.
Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.
The Hendersons will all be there / Late of Pablo Fanque's Fair / What a scene!
Not long ago; just now, recently.
- later than usual or than expected
- at an advanced age or stage
- in the recent past
- to an advanced time
Examples
9613 sentencesCould you call again later, please?
Ти не міг біг передзвонити пізніше, будь ласка? — deniko
ruНе могли бы вы перезвонить позже? — paul_lingvo
deKönntest du bitte später zurückrufen? — MUIRIEL
You won't be late, will you?
Ти ж не запізнишся, ні? — shanghainese
ruТы ведь не опоздаешь, не так ли? — sigavax
deDu wirst nicht zu spät kommen, nicht wahr? — Dejo
How late is the bank open?
О котрій годині відкривається банк? — deniko
ruДо скольких открыт банк? — odexed
deWie lange hat die Bank geöffnet? — Kuraimegami
Mary stayed up late last night.
Вчора Мері не лягала спати допізна. — ChickenKiev
ruМэри поздно легла спать вчера. — Gruzilkin
deMary ist gestern Abend lange aufgeblieben. — Esperantostern
Why were you late this morning?
Чому ти запізнився вранці? — deniko
ruПочему вы опоздали этим утром? — sharptoothed
deWieso warst du heute Morgen zu spät? — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”),From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”), from Proto-West Germanic *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, lazy”). By surface analysis, deverbal from let.
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Forms
later, latestSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
55 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
12 patterns- later later
- sooner or later
- or later later
- late at night
- be late for
- that later later
- late for school
- too late to
- to be late
- this later later
- will be late
- stayed up late