How to pronounce “late”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• 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 or occurring until after an expected time.
• Levied as a surcharge on a payment which has not arrived by a specified deadline.
• Not having had an expected menstrual period.
• (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)
• 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.
• [Noun]
• (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
• [Adverb]
• 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, recently.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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