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later en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • lāʹtər (US)
  • [ˈleɪ̯.ɾɚ] (US)
  • /ˈleɪ.tɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈleɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er. * Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of late: more late
    form of late
    • Jim was later than John.
  2. Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    • The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
    • The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives. 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiii:
  3. Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
    • I felt some leg pain during the first mile of my run and I strained my calf two miles later.
  4. At some time in the future.
    • The meeting was adjourned to a later date.

Antonyms

earlier

Translations (24)

pl późniejszy (at some time in the future) · fi myöhempi (more late) · pt subsequentemente (coming afterward in time) · bg по-късен (more late) · fi myöhempi (coming afterward in time) · bg по-късен (coming afterward in time) · sv senare (more late) · es posterior (at some time in the future) · pt mais tarde (more late) · pt mais atrasado (at some time in the future) · ca futur (at some time in the future) · fi myöhempi (at some time in the future) · pl późniejszy (coming afterward in time) · grc ὕστερος (coming afterward in time) · es más tarde (more late) · es posterior (coming afterward in time) · fr postérieur (coming afterward in time) · pt posterior (coming afterward in time) · it posteriore (coming afterward in time) · hu később (more late) · fr plus en retard (more late) · eo posta (at some time in the future) · pl późniejszy (more late) · it più in ritardo (more late)

later en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • lāʹtər (US)
  • [ˈleɪ̯.ɾɚ] (US)
  • /ˈleɪ.tɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈleɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er. * Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of late: more late
    form of late
    • You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later.
  2. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
    • My roommate arrived first. I arrived later.
    • I arrived later than my roommate.
  3. At some unspecified time in the future.
    • I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.
  4. (Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
    • Later you fall asleep how?
    • Compare Malay nanti (“later; if not”)

Antonyms

once (antonym(s) of “At some unspecified time in the future”) · earlier

Deriveds

shoot first and ask questions later · sooner than later · neverthelater · catch you later · smell you later · no later than · you later alligator · I kill you later · sooner rather than later · smell ya later · to be named later

Synonyms

sekali · afterwards (afterward in time) · someday · hereafter · later on (at some unspecified time in the future)

Translations (157)

sh kasnije (at some unspecified time in the future) · ro mai târziu (at some unspecified time in the future) · bi bihaen (afterward in time) · acw بعدين (more late) · hy հետո (afterward in time) · uk пізні́ше (more late) · ko(more late) · kk кейінірек (afterward in time) · mi auina iho (afterward in time) · acw بعدين (afterward in time) · cmn 後面 /后面 (afterward in time) · sh potom (afterward in time) · ro mai târziu (more late) · cy nes ymlaen (at some unspecified time in the future) · te ఆలస్యము (afterward in time) · de nachher (afterward in time) · nan-hbl 等咧 (afterward in time) · nl later (afterward in time) · de später (afterward in time) · ja 後で (afterward in time) · pl później (at some unspecified time in the future) · tr sonra (afterward in time) · got 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 (afterward in time) · lad mas tadre (more late) · it più tardi (at some unspecified time in the future) · yue 之後 /之后 (afterward in time) · uz kechroq (more late) · nrf pus tard (afterward in time) · fr plus tard (afterward in time) · sh docnije (afterward in time) · sh касније (more late) · sv senare (more late) · he יוֹתֵר מְאֻחָר (more late) · yue 遲過 /迟过 (afterward in time) · fa دیرتر (afterward in time) · ajp بعدين (more late) · ur بعد میں (more late) · pt mais tarde (at some unspecified time in the future) · arz بعدين (at some unspecified time in the future) · he יוֹתֵר מְאֻחָר (afterward in time) · la sētius (more late) · gl máis tarde (more late) · nan-hbl 較停仔 /较停仔 (afterward in time) · it dopo (afterward in time) · fi myöhemmin (more late) · pt depois (afterward in time) · es después (afterward in time) · sh после (at some unspecified time in the future) · nrf pus tard (at some unspecified time in the future) · de später (more late) · ru по́зже (afterward in time) · ka შემდეგ (afterward in time) · uk пізні́ше (afterward in time) · ja 後に (more late) · sh после (afterward in time) · ca posteriorment (at some unspecified time in the future) · da senere (more late) · ca després (afterward in time) · zdj halafu (at some unspecified time in the future) · hi बाद में (more late) · et hiljem (afterward in time) · sh poslije (at some unspecified time in the future) · mk подоцна (more late) · cic alhchimbakma̱ (at some unspecified time in the future) · nl later (more late) · ru пото́м (afterward in time) · ar لَاحِقًا (afterward in time) · fa بعدتر (at some unspecified time in the future) · fi myöhemmin (at some unspecified time in the future) · bg по́-къ́сно (more late) · gl logo (afterward in time) · nan-hbl 後來 /后来 (afterward in time) · ajp بعدين (afterward in time) · hy ավելի ուշ (afterward in time) · arz بعدين (more late) · sv senare (at some unspecified time in the future) · gl despois (afterward in time) · sh posle (afterward in time) · mnc ᠠᠮᠠᠯᠠ (afterward in time) · pl później (more late) · sh kasnije (more late) · kk кейін (at some unspecified time in the future) · ka შემდეგში (afterward in time) · bg по-късно (afterward in time) · cs později (more late) · ro mai târziu (afterward in time) · bg по́-ната́тък (at some unspecified time in the future) · pt mais atrasado (more late) · ar فِيمَا بَعْدُ (at some unspecified time in the future) · el αργότερα (afterward in time) · es más tarde (more late) · yue 陣間 /阵间 (at some unspecified time in the future) · mk покасно (more late) · ru по́сле (afterward in time) · eo poste (afterward in time) · fr plus tard (at some unspecified time in the future) · grc ὑστέρως (afterward in time) · as পিছত (more late) · bcl atyan (afterward in time) · et hiljem (more late) · la sētius (afterward in time) · sh poslije (afterward in time) · eo pli malfrue (more late) · cic alhchimbakma̱ (more late) · fa دیرتر (more late) · he יוֹתֵר מְאֻחָר (at some unspecified time in the future) · fa بعداً (at some unspecified time in the future) · ko 나중에 (afterward in time) · tl mamaya (afterward in time) · cy nes ymlaen (afterward in time) · es más tarde (afterward in time) · no senere (more late) · lv vēlāk (afterward in time) · sw baadaye (at some unspecified time in the future) · nan-hbl 較停 /较停 (afterward in time) · sh potom (at some unspecified time in the future) · ckb دوایی (afterward in time) · ru пото́м (at some unspecified time in the future) · ajp بعدين (at some unspecified time in the future) · sh posle (at some unspecified time in the future) · ms nanti (more late) · ar بعدين (more late) · mnc ᠮᠠᠩᡤᡳ (afterward in time) · pt mais tarde (afterward in time) · te తరవాత (at some unspecified time in the future) · sw baadaye (afterward in time) · ru по́зже (at some unspecified time in the future) · fr plus en retard (more late) · nl later (at some unspecified time in the future) · ar فِيمَا بَعْد (at some unspecified time in the future) · tl mas nahuli (more late) · sv senare (afterward in time) · hu majd (at some unspecified time in the future) · yue 遲啲 /迟啲 (more late) · tpi bihain (more late) · cs pozdější (afterward in time) · es luego (afterward in time) · it più in ritardo (more late) · ar فِيمَا بَعْد (more late) · ms nanti (at some unspecified time in the future) · arz بعدين (afterward in time) · nan-hbl 後頭 /后头 (afterward in time) · ckb دوایی (at some unspecified time in the future) · it più tardi (afterward in time) · ru поздне́е (more late) · pl później (afterward in time) · da senere (afterward in time) · cmn 以後 /以后 (afterward in time) · fi myöhemmin (afterward in time) · vi sau (afterward in time) · ko 후에 (more late) · ru по́зже (more late) · bcl atyan (more late) · sh kasnije (afterward in time) · cmn 更遲 /更迟 (more late) · lv vēlāk (more late) · bg по́сле (at some unspecified time in the future)

later en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • lāʹtər (US)
  • [ˈleɪ̯.ɾɚ] (US)
  • /ˈleɪ.tɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈleɪ.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er. * Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) See you later; goodbye.
    • Later, dude.

Deriveds

laterwards · laters · sooner or later · later days · laterward · later on · save for later

Translations (14)

bg довиждане (see you later) · fi katsellaan myöhemmin (see you later) · fr à plus (see you later) · pt até logo (see you later) · pt até mais (see you later) · fi nähdään (see you later) · de bis bald (see you later) · pt falou (see you later) · es hasta luego (see you later) · pl nara (see you later) · ca fins aviat (see you later) · is sjáumst (see you later) · is heyrumst (see you later) · nl later (see you later)