later

later
1. adverb /leɪtə/
a) Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later.

b) At some unspecified time in the future.

My roommate arrived first. I arrived later.<! (but we could both have been on time)

2. adjective /leɪtə/
a) Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

Jim was later than John.

b) At some time in the future.

The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.

3. interjection /leɪtə/
a) See you later; goodbye.

Later, dude.

b) Dismissive term to minimize importance of an annoying persons. Frequently used with "for you". "Later for you."

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • later — later·an; …   English syllables

  • Later — (* 24. Januar 1980 in Hannover; bürgerlich Philipp Kaiser), früher Later One, ist ein deutscher Rapper. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biografie 2 Diskografie 3 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • later — [lāt′ər] adj. alt. compar. of LATE adv. at a later time; after some time; subsequently later on subsequently * * * lat·er (lāʹtər) adj. Comparative of late. adv. Comparative of …   Universalium

  • Later — may refer to: *Later (talk show) *Later... with Jools Holland, a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland *Later (magazine)ee also*28 days later …   Wikipedia

  • later — [adj] coming after downstream, ensuing, following, more recent, next, posterior, postliminary, proximate, subsequent, subsequential, succeeding, ulterior; concept 799 Ant. before, earlier later [adv] happening after after, afterward, again, at… …   New thesaurus

  • later — [lāt′ər] adj. alt. compar. of LATE adv. at a later time; after some time; subsequently later on subsequently …   English World dictionary

  • latér- — latér(o) , latère ♦ Éléments, du lat. latus, eris « côté ». latér , latéro , latère ❖ ♦ Éléments, du lat. latus, eris « côté ». REM. 1. Outre ces formes, traitées à l ordre alphab. (latéro ), on peut signaler : latéro abdominal, ale, aux, adj.;… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • later — comparative of LATE (Cf. late). Meaning farewell is from 1954, U.S. slang, short for see you later …   Etymology dictionary

  • Later — La ter, n.; pl. {Lateres}. [L.] A brick or tile. Knight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Later — Lat er, a. Compar. of {Late}, a. & adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • later — index ensuing, ex post facto, future, hereafter (eventually), subsequent, successive, thereafter …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”