Hypertext Webster Gateway: "late"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Late \Late\, adv. [AS. late. See {Late}, a.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Late \Late\, a. [Compar. {Later}, or {latter}; superl.
{Latest}.] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[ae]t; akin to OS. lat,
D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel. latr, Sw.
lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. 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; lately 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
late
adj 1: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a
usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th
century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a
late breakfast" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
2: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated
birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is
late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always
tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: {belated}, {tardy}]
3: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent
trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of
the journal" [syn: {late(a)}, {recent}]
4: having died recently; "her late husband" [syn: {late(a)}]
5: (linguistics) of a later stage in the development of a
language or literature; used especially of dead languages;
"Late Greek" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
6: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;
"the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the
disease"; "later medical science could have saved the
child" [syn: {later(a)}] [ant: {early}]
7: (used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the
former president"; "our late President is still very
active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" [syn:
{former(a)}, {late(a)}, {previous(a)}]
adv 1: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late";
"we awoke late"; "the children came late to school";
"notice came so tardily that we almost missed the
deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
[syn: {belatedly}, {tardily}] [ant: {early}]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late
into the evening" [syn: {deep}]
3: at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook
the project late in her career"
4: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the
rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was
fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first
affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {recently},
{lately}, {of late}, {latterly}]
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