LATE


Meaning of LATE in English

adj.

Function: adverb

Inflected Form: lat · er ; lat · est

Date: before 12th century

1 a : after the usual or proper time <got to work late > b : at or to an advanced point of time

2 : not long ago : RECENTLY <a writer late of Chicago>

– of late : in the period shortly or immediately preceding : RECENTLY <has been sick of late >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.