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  • 31late — adj. 1) late for (she was late for class) 2) late in (we were late in filing our tax return; I was late in getting up) 3) late with (they are late with the rent) 4) of late ( recently ) * * * [leɪt] of late ( recently ) late for (she was late for …

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  • 32late*/*/*/ — [leɪt] adj, adv 1) arriving somewhere or doing something after the expected or usual time Ant: early The trains are all running about 15 minutes late.[/ex] She phoned to say she d be late.[/ex] Sheila was late for work again this morning.[/ex] 2) …

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  • 33late — /leɪt / (say layt) adjective (later, latest) 1. occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts. 2. continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late session. 3. far advanced in time: a late hour. 4.… …

  • 34late — adj. & adv. adj. 1 after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for dinner; a late milk delivery). 2 a far on in the day or night or in a specified time or period. b far on in development. 3 flowering or ripening… …

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  • 35late — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ I don t know what the time is, but it feels quite late. ▪ get, grow ▪ It s getting too …

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  • 36late — [[t]leɪt[/t]] adj. lat•er lat•ter, lat•est last, 1) occurring after the usual or proper time: a late spring[/ex] 2) continued until after the usual time or hour: a late business meeting[/ex] 3) near or at the end of the day or into the night: a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37late — I. adjective (later; latest) Etymology: Middle English, late, slow, from Old English læt; akin to Old High German laz slow, Old English lǣtan to let Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time < a&#8230; …

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  • 38late — 1. adjective 1) the train was late Syn: behind schedule, behind time, behindhand; tardy, running late, overdue, belated, delayed Ant: punctual, early 2) her late husband Syn …

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  • 39late — adjective 1》 acting, arriving, or happening after the expected or usual time. 2》 belonging or taking place far on in a particular time or period. 3》 far on in the day or night. 4》 (the/one s late) (of a specified person) no longer alive.     ↘no&#8230; …

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  • 40late — adjective see the early man never borrows from the late man it is never too late to learn it is never too late to mend it is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted adverb see better late than never …

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