Engelsk tillægsord: late | |||
1. | late being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Late evening. Late 18th century. A late movie. Took a late flight. Had a late breakfast. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | advanced, after-hours, latish, posthumous, ripe | ||
Kendetegner | timing | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | early, middle | ||
2. | late after the expected or usual time; delayed | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A belated birthday card. I'm late for the plane. The train is late. Tardy children are sent to the principal. Always tardy in making dental appointments. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | belated, tardy | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | unpunctual | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | punctual | ||
3. | late of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A late development. Their late quarrel. His recent trip to Africa. In recent months. A recent issue of the journal. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | recent | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | past | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | future, present | ||
4. | late having died recently | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Her late husband. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | dead | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | alive, live | ||
5. | late of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Late Greek. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | Modern, New, New | ||
Overordnet emneområde | linguistics | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | middle, early | ||
6. | late at or toward an end or late period or stage of development | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The late phase of feudalism. A later symptom of the disease. Later medical science could have saved the child. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | later | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | advanced, tardive | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | early | ||
7. | late (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The former president. Our late President is still very active. The previous occupant of the White House. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | former, previous | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | past | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | future, present | ||
Engelsk biord: late | |||
1. | late later than usual or than expected | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The train arrived late. We awoke late. The children came late to school. Notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline. I belatedly wished her a happy birthday. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | belatedly, tardily | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | ahead of time, too soon, early | ||
2. | late to an advanced time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Deep into the night. Talked late into the evening. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | deep | ||
3. | late at an advanced age or stage | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She married late. Undertook the project late in her career. | ||
4. | late in the recent past | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was in Paris recently. Lately the rules have been enforced. As late as yesterday she was fine. Feeling better of late. The spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | lately, latterly, of late, recently | ||