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late
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Etymology
From Middle English late, lat, from Old English læt (“slow; slack, lax, negligent; late”), from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, lazy”).
Adjective
late (comparative later, superlative latest)
- Near the end of a period of time.
- Specifically, near the end of the day.
- (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.
- Not arriving until after an expected time.
- Not having had an expected menstrual period.
- (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Often used with "the"; see usage notes.)
- Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
- Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
Usage notes
- (deceased): Late in this sense is unusual among English adjectives in that it qualifies named individuals (in phrases like the late Mary) without creating a contrast with another Mary who is not late. Contrast hungry: a phrase like the hungry Mary is usually only used if another Mary is under discussion who is not hungry.
Translations
Noun
late (plural lates)
- (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
Antonyms
- early
Adverb
late (comparative later, superlative latest)
- After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
- Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.
- Not long ago; just now.
Synonyms
- (past a designated time): belatedly; see also Thesaurus:belatedly
- (formerly): erenow; see also Thesaurus:formerly
- (not long ago): freshly; see also Thesaurus:recently
Translations
Derived terms
References
- 2009 April 3, Peter T. Daniels, "Re: Has 'late' split up into a pair of homonyms?", message-ID <bdb13686-a6e4-43cd-8445-efe353365394@l13g2000vba.googlegroups.com>, alt.usage.english and sci.lang, Usenet.
Anagrams
- EATL, ETLA, Elta, TEAL, TEAl, Teal, et al, et al., leat, tael, tale, teal, tela
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?t?/
Adjective
late
- Inflected form of laat
Verb
late
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of laten
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la.te/
Adjective
late
- feminine plural of lato
Karelian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish lattia.
Noun
late (genitive lattien, partitive latettu)
- floor
Latin
Adverb
l?t? (comparative l?tius, superlative l?tissim?)
- broadly, widely
- extensively
- far and wide, everywhere
- lavishly, to excess
Related terms
- l?tus
References
- late in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- late in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English læt, from Proto-West Germanic *lat.
Alternative forms
- laite, latte, lete, leate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?t/
Adjective
late
- slow, sluggish, reluctant.
Descendants
- English: late
- Yola: laate
References
- “l?t(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English late.
Alternative forms
- lata, laite, latte, lete, læte, leate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?la?t(?)/
Adverb
late
- slowly, reluctantly
Descendants
- English: late
- Yola: laate
References
- “l?t(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From Old Norse lát (“conduct, demeanour, voice, sound”, literally “let, letting, loss”) (from Proto-Germanic *l?tij? (“behaviour”), from Proto-Indo-European *l?id-, *l?y- (“to leave, let”). Cognate with Middle Low German l?t (“outward appearance, gesture, manner”), Old English l?tan (“to let”). More at let.
Noun
late
- Manner; behaviour; outward appearance or aspect.
- A sound; voice.
- c 1275-1499, King Alexander
- Than have we liking to lithe the lates of the foules.
- c 1275-1499, King Alexander
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
late
- definite singular and plural of lat
Etymology 2
From Old Norse láta
Verb
late (imperative lat, present tense later, passive lates, simple past lot, past participle latt, present participle latende)
- to seem, appear
- (also late som) to pretend
Derived terms
- årelate
References
- “late” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²l??t?/
Adjective
late
- inflection of lat:
- definite singular
- plural
Etymology 2
Verb
late (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)
- Alternative form of la
Etymology 3
From Old Norse láta
Alternative forms
- lata
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²l??t?/
Verb
late (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)
- to seem, appear
- (also late som) to pretend
Derived terms
- årelate
References
- “late” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
Adverbial form of læt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?.te/
Adverb
late
- late
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?la.t??i/
Verb
late
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of latir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of latir
Spanish
Verb
late
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of latir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of latir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of latir.
Swedish
Adjective
late
- absolute definite natural masculine form of lat.
Anagrams
- leta
late From the web:
- what latency is good for gaming
- what latency is good
- what latest on stimulus
- what latency means
- what late night shows are on tonight
- what lateral means
- what laterally rotates the hip
- what latest news
behind
English
Alternative forms
- behine (archaic, AAVE)
Etymology
From Middle English behinde, behinden, from Old English behindan (“on the back side of, behind”), equivalent to be- +? hind. Compare Old Saxon bihindan (“behind”, adverb), Middle High German behinter (“behind; back”).
Pronunciation
- (preposition, adverb)
- IPA(key): /b??ha?nd/, /b??ha?nd/
- (noun)
- (General American) IPA(key): /?bi??ha?nd/, /b??ha?nd/
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??ha?nd/, /b??ha?nd/
- Hyphenation: be?hind
Preposition
behind
- At the back of; positioned with something else in front of.
- To the back of. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- After, time- or motion-wise.
- responsible for
- In support of.
- Left a distance by, in progress or improvement; inferior to.
- (nonstandard, US, slang) As a result or consequence of
Synonyms
- (at the back of): a-back (Chester), in back of, to the rear of.
Antonyms
- in front of
Derived terms
- behind every successful man there stands a woman
Translations
Adverb
behind (comparative behinder or more behind, superlative behindest or most behind)
- At the back part; in the rear. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- Toward the back part or rear; backward.
- Overdue, in arrears.
- Slow; of a watch or clock.
- existing afterwards
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- (archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
- We cannot be sure that there is no evidence behind.
Usage notes
For usage in phrasal verbs, see Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (behind).
Translations
Noun
behind (plural behinds)
- the rear, back-end
- (informal) butt, the buttocks, bottom
- (Australian rules football) A one-point score.
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- hind
- hiney
References
- behind in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- behind in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
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