late
🇺🇸
/leɪt/
🇬🇧
/leɪt/
adjective
A1
after the expected time
The bus was late today.
A1
near the end of a time period
He started his career in his late twenties.
A1
near the end of the day
It's getting late, we should go home.
R
no longer alive
We remember our late grandmother with love.
translation
after the expected time; near the end of a time period; near the end of the day; no longer alive
Word Forms
Comparative
later
Superlative
latest