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Webster 1913 Edition


Late

Late

(lāt)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Later
(lāt′ẽr)
, or
latter
(lăt′tẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Latest
(lāt′ĕst)
or
Last
(lȧst)
.]
[OE.
lat
slow, slack, AS.
læt
; akin to OS.
lat
, D.
laat
late, G.
lass
weary, lazy, slack, Icel.
latr
, Sw.
lat
, Dan.
lad
, Goth.
lats
, and to E.
let
,
Verb.
See
Let
to permit, and cf.
Alas
,
Lassitude
.]
1.
Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed;
as, a
late
spring
.
2.
Far advanced toward the end or close;
as, a
late
hour of the day; a
late
period of life.
3.
Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office;
as, the
late
bishop of London; the
late
administration.
4.
Not long past; happening not long ago; recent;
as, the
late
rains; we have received
late
intelligence.
5.
Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;
as,
late
revels; a
late
watcher.

Late

,
adv.
[AS.
late
. See
Late
,
Adj.
]
1.
After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay;
as, he arrived
late
; – opposed to
early
.
2.
Not long ago; lately.
3.
Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period;
as, to lie abed
late
; to sit up
late
at night.
Of late
,
in time not long past, or near the present; lately;
as, the practice is
of late
uncommon
.
Too late
,
after the proper or available time; when the time or opportunity is past.

Webster 1828 Edition


Late

LATE

,
Adj.
[This word is from the root of let, the sense of which is to draw out, extend or prolong, hence to be slow or late. See Let. This adjective has regular terminations of the comparative and superlative degrees, later, latest, but it has also latter, and latest is often contracted into last.]
1.
Coming after the usual time; slow; tardy; long delayed; as a late spring; a late summer. The crops or harvest will be late.
2.
Far advanced towards the end or close; as a late hour of the day. He began at a late period of his life.
3.
Last, or recently in any place, office or character; as the late ministry; the late administration.
4.
Existing not long ago, but now decayed or departed; as the late bishop of London.
5.
Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as the late rains. We have received late intelligence.

LATE

, adv.
1.
After the usual time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late.
2.
After the proper or usual season. This year the fruits ripen late.
3.
Not long ago; lately.
And round them throng with leaps and bounds the late imprison'd young.
4.
Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie a-bed late; to sit up late at night.
Of late, lately, in time not long past, or near the present. The practice is of late uncommon.
Too late, after the proper time; not in due time. We arrived too late to see the procession.

Definition 2024


latë

latë

Albanian

Noun

latë f (indefinite plural latë, definite singular lata, definite plural latët)

  1. (kind of) hatchet, axe, chopper
Derived terms

References

  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997