different between never vs late

English

Alternative forms

• neuer (obsolete)
• ne'er, neva, nev'r, nevah, nevuh

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?v.?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?.v?/, [?n?v??]
• Rhymes: -?v?(?)
• Hyphenation: nev?er

Etymology

From Middle English nevere, navere, nævere, from Old English n?fre (“never”), equivalent to ne +? ever.

Adverb

never (not comparable)

1. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
   • 1634, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Act 2, Scene 4,

     Why should I love this Gentleman? Tis odds / He never will affect me;

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XXI: A New Departure in Flavorings,

     "I never thought you were so fond of Mr. Phillips that you'd require two handkerchiefs to dry your tears just because he was going away," said Marilla.

   • 1919, B. G. Jefferis, J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health: Sensible Rules for the Nurse,

     Never speak of the symptoms of your patient in his presence, unless questioned by the doctor, whose orders you are always to obey implicitly.

2. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
   • 1601 November 30, Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I's Farewell Speech,

     There is no jewel, be it of never so rich a price, which I set before this jewel: I mean your love.

   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 4,

     "He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good-humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!--so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!"

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Chapter XIII: The Delights of Anticipation,

     I never saw such an infatuated man.

3. (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

Antonyms

• all the time
• always
• consistently
• constantly
• continually
• continuously
• ever

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

never

1. A statement of defiance

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Verne, erven, nerve

Latvian

Verb

never

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of nev?rt
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of nev?rt
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of nev?rt
4. 2rd singular imperative form of nev?rt
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of nev?rt
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of nev?rt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse næfr.

Noun

never f or m (definite singular neveren or nevra, indefinite plural nevrer or nevre, definite plural nevrene)

1. birchbark

Etymology 2

Noun

never m

1. indefinite plural of neve

References

• “never” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse næfr.

Noun

never f (definite singular nevra, indefinite plural nevrar or nevrer, definite plural nevrane or nevrene)

1. birchbark

References

• “never” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) naiver
• (Sursilvan, Surmiran) neiver

Etymology

From neiv or from Vulgar Latin *nivic?, *nivic?re < *niv?, niv?re, from Latin nix, nivis, from Proto-Indo-European *níg??s, *sníg??s (“snow”).

Verb

never

1. (Sutsilvan) to snow

Related terms

• nev

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)

1. Near the end of a period of time.

2. Specifically, near the end of the day.

3. (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.

4. Not arriving until after an expected time.

5. Not having had an expected menstrual period.
6. (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Often used with "the"; see usage notes.)
7. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
8. Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
9. (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)

1. (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.

Antonyms

• early

Adverb

late (comparative later, superlative latest)

1. After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

2. Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.

3. 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

1. Inflected form of laat

Verb

late

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of laten

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la.te/

Adjective

late

1. feminine plural of lato

Karelian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish lattia.

Noun

late (genitive lattien, partitive latettu)

1. floor

Latin

Adverb

l?t? (comparative l?tius, superlative l?tissim?)

1. broadly, widely
2. extensively
3. far and wide, everywhere
4. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. Manner; behaviour; outward appearance or aspect.
2. A sound; voice.
   • c 1275-1499, King Alexander

     Than have we liking to lithe the lates of the foules.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

late

1. 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)

1. to seem, appear
2. (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

1. inflection of lat:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

Verb

late (present tense lèt, past tense lét, past participle late, passive infinitive latast, present participle latande, imperative lat)

1. 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)

1. to seem, appear
2. (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

1. late

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?la.t??i/

Verb

late

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of latir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of latir

Spanish

Verb

late

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of latir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of latir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of latir.

Swedish

Adjective

late

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of lat.

Anagrams

• leta