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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

belate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /bɪˈleɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English late English belate From be- + late.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
belates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
belated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
belated Tense=Past lexicographic
belating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

belated