LEARNit Dictionary

late

adjective
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arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time
دیر, با تأخیر, متأخر
opposite early
2
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near the end of a period of time, a person’s life, etc.
واپسین, آخر, دیرهنگام, اواخر
in the late afternoon
in late summer
young people in their late teens
She married in her late twenties .
The school was built in the late 1970s.
The concert was cancelled at a very late stage.
United sealed the win with two late goals.
Shakespeare's late plays
a late Victorian house
opposite early
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near the end of the day
دیروقت, اواخر روز, آخر وقت
Let's go home—it's getting late.
Look at the time—it's much later than I thought.
What is the latest time I can have an appointment?
see also late night
4
no longer alive
فقید, مرحوم, درگذشته, متوفی, از دنیا رفته, فوت شده
She spoke of her late husband with passion.
The event was organized in memory of the late Stephen Hawking.
adverb
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after the expected, arranged or usual time
دیر, بیرون از زمان معین, با تأخیر, دیر هنگام, پس از موعد, پس از وقت معین
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near the end of a period of time, a person’s life, etc.
واپسین, آخر, دیرهنگام, اواخر
It happened late last year.
late in March/the afternoon
He became an author late in life.
As late as the 1990s, there was no effective treatment for this disease.
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near the end of the day
دیروقت, اواخر روز, آخر وقت
There's a good film on late.
Late that evening, there was a knock at the door.
I studied from early morning till late at night.
They worked late into the night to finish the report.
Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day.
see also later