Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Subsequently; afterward. Often used with on.
- interjection Informal Used to express goodbye.
from The Century Dictionary.
- At a subsequent time or period; afterward; hereafter: also used with (redundant) on: as, I will see you later; it may be done later on.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Compar. of
late , a. & adv. - noun A brick or tile.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
comparative form oflate : morelate - adverb Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- adverb At some unspecified time in the future.
- adjective
comparative form oflate : morelate - adjective Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- adjective At some time in the future.
- interjection slang See you later;
goodbye . - interjection slang Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- adjective coming at a subsequent time or stage
- adverb comparative of the adverb `late'
- adverb at some eventual time in the future
Etymologies
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Examples
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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LOVES "One for now & one for later" * .... * jealous I don't have chips for now OR later*
Latest from PALGN 2009
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i will update more later ... i have conversing and cookies and milk ... later*
vampishone Diary Entry vampishone 2002
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Or was the term later applied to music of the kind first called jazz in Chicago?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Or was the term later applied to music of the kind first called jazz in Chicago?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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