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Word: Late
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’, let, and let
leɪt
doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time
Short Definition:happening after expected time
Examples:- his late arrival
- she was half an hour late for her lunch appointment
belonging or taking place far on in a particular period
Short Definition:happening far on in period
Examples:- they won the game with a late goal
- an elegantly dressed woman in her late fifties
(of a specified person) no longer alive
Short Definition:no longer alive
Examples:- the late Francis Bacon
- her late husband's grave
Word: Late
Speech Type: Adverb
leɪt
after the expected, proper, or usual time
Short Definition:after expected time
Examples:- she arrived late
far on in time; towards the end of a period
Short Definition:towards end of period
Examples:- it happened late in 1994
formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution
Short Definition:formerly living or working in specified place
Examples:- Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office
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