later

[ lei-ter ]
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adjective
  1. a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.

adverb
  1. a comparative of late: The meeting ran later than we expected.

  2. afterward, subsequently, or at a time in the future (sometimes followed by on): She later said she was sorry. I'll see you later. Let's decide about this later on.

Origin of later

1
First recorded before 900; lat(e) + -er4 for the adjective; lat(e) + -er5 for the adverb

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How to use later in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for later

later

/ (ˈleɪtə) /


adjective, adverb
  1. the comparative of late

adverb
  1. afterwards; subsequently

  2. see you later an expression of farewell

  1. sooner or later eventually; inevitably

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Other Idioms and Phrases with later

later

In addition to the idiom beginning with later

  • later on

also see:

  • sooner or later

Also see underlate.

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