late - Meaning in Sanskrit

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late - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of late in English

late adjective

1. having died recently

   Example

   • "her late husband"
2. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

   Examples

   • "a late movie"
   • "had a late breakfast"
   • "late 18th century"
   • "late evening"
   • "took a late flight"
3. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development

   Synonyms

   later

   Examples

   • "a later symptom of the disease"
   • "later medical science could have saved the child"
   • "the late phase of feudalism"
4. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

   Example

   • "Late Greek"
5. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

   Synonyms

   former, previous

   Examples

   • "our late President is still very active"
   • "the former president"
   • "the previous occupant of the White House"
6. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time

   Synonyms

   recent, recent

   Examples

   • "a late development"
   • "a recent issue of the journal"
   • "his recent trip to Africa"
   • "in recent months"
   • "their late quarrel"
7. after the expected or usual time; delayed

   Synonyms

   belated, tardy

   Examples

   • "a belated birthday card"
   • "always tardy in making dental appointments"
   • "I'm late for the plane"
   • "tardy children are sent to the principal"
   • "the train is late"

late abverb

1. later than usual or than expected

   Synonyms

   belatedly, tardily

   Examples

   • "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
   • "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"
   • "the children came late to school"
   • "the train arrived late"
   • "we awoke late"
2. in the recent past

   Synonyms

   lately, latterly, of late, recently

   Examples

   • "as late as yesterday she was fine"
   • "feeling better of late"
   • "he was in Paris recently"
   • "lately the rules have been enforced"
   • "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
3. to an advanced time

   Synonyms

   deep

   Examples

   • "deep into the night"
   • "talked late into the evening"
4. at an advanced age or stage

   Examples

   • "she married late"
   • "undertook the project late in her career"

Synonyms of late

• later
• former, previous
• recent
• belated, tardy
• belatedly, tardily
• lately, latterly, of late, recently
• deep

Antonyms of late

early, middle, ahead of time, too soon

More matches for late

noun 

adjective 

adverb 

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