later
Afterward in timeAfterward in time (used with than when comparing with another 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
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesAfterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
My roommate arrived first. I arrived later.
I arrived later than my roommate.
später, nachher
по́зжеpózže, по́слеpósle, пото́мpotóm
пізні́шеpizníše
At some unspecified time in the future.
I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.
по́зжеpózže, пото́мpotóm
at some eventual time in the future
(Manglish, Singlish)What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
Compare Malay nanti (“later; if not”)
Later you fall asleep how?
Examples
3033 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
Please explain it to me later.
Поясніть, будь ласка, пізніше. — hectorvk
ruПожалуйста, объясните мне это потом. — odexed
deErklär es mir bitte später. — totpreussen
Six months later we were married.
А за шість місяців ми одружилися. — deniko
ruШесть месяцев спустя мы поженились. — wess
deSechs Monate später waren wir verheiratet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I will telephone you later on.
Я зетелефоную тобі пізніше. — deniko
ruЯ тебе потом позвоню. — sharptoothed
deIch rufe dich später an. — MUIRIEL
A few days later, he came.
Він прийшов через декілька днів. — shanghainese
ruНесколько дней позже он пришёл. — corvard
deEin paar Tage später kam er. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late +* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er.
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time:subsequentlyafterwardsafterwardafterlater on
- at some eventual time in the future:by and by
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- later later
- or later later
- that later later
- this later later
- back later later
- later than usual
- later later than
- days later later
- later later this
- later later today
- details later later
- later this afternoon
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.