LATER Definition & Meaning

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later

[ lei-ter ]

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adjective

a comparative of late ( def ):
Her later years were not happy.

adverb

a comparative of late ( def ):
The meeting ran later than we expected.
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.

later

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adjective

the comparative of late

adverb

afterwards; subsequently
see you later
an expression of farewell
sooner or later
eventually; inevitably

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of later¹

First recorded before 900; lat(e) ( def ) + -er ⁴( def ) for the adjective; lat(e) ( def ) + -er ⁵( def ) for the adverb

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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with later , also see sooner or later . Also see under late .

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Example Sentences

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By the end of the session, "he was ready to kill me," Chapman later told the Wall Street Journal.

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Before Brook's debut he was described as "dumb" by Stokes, something for which the all-rounder later apologised.

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The artist’s last name is written in block letters along one edge, but there’s some confusion over whether the artist or the school added it later as an identifier.

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However, just a week later, in early March this year, Ms Knowles was given the "bitter" news the leukaemia had returned.

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A year later, they decided to record two versions of their sixth album Folila - one in New York and one with traditional musicians in Bamako.

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