ADJECTIVE
  • Definition - Near the end of a period of time.
  • Example - It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.
  • Definition - Specifically, near the end of the day.
  • Example - It was getting late and I was tired.
  • Definition - (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.
  • Example - Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.
  • Definition - Not arriving until after an expected time.
  • Example - Even though we drove as fast as we could, we were still late.
  • Definition - Not having had an expected menstrual period.
  • Example - I'm late, honey. Could you buy a test?
  • Definition - Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Often used with "the"; see usage notes.)
  • Example - Her late husband had left her well provided for.
  • Definition - Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; departed, or gone out of office.
  • Example - the late administration
  • Definition - Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
  • Example - the late administration
  • Definition - Of a star or class of stars, cooler than the sun.
  • Example - the late administration
ADVERB
  • Definition - After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
  • Example - We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.
  • Definition - Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.
  • Example - Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.
  • Definition - Not long ago; just now.
  • Example - Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.
ADVERB
  • Definition - Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  • Example - I arrived later than my roommate.
  • Definition - At some unspecified time in the future.
  • Example - I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.
INTERJECTION
  • Definition - See you later; goodbye.
  • Example - Later, dude.
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
alert 5 alter 5 artel 5 later 5 ratel 5 taler 5
4 Letter Words
earl 4 late 4 lear 4 rale 4 rate 4 real 4 tael 4 tale 4 tare 4 teal 4 tear 4 tela 4
3 Letter Words
ale 3 alt 3 are 3 art 3 ate 3 ear 3 eat 3 era 3 eta 3 lar 3 lat 3 lea 3 let 3 rat 3 ret 3 tae 3 tar 3 tea 3 tel 3
2 Letter Words
ae 2 al 2 ar 2 at 2 el 2 er 2 et 2 la 2 re 2 ta 2 te 2
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