English Explanatory Dictionary

later

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. comparative form of late: more late
  2. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  3. At some unspecified time in the future.
  4. What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
adj
  1. comparative form of late: more late
  2. Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  3. Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
  4. At some time in the future.
intj
  1. See you later; goodbye.

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪ.tə/ lāʹtər /ˈleɪ.tɚ/ [ˈleɪ̯.ɾɚ] en-us-later.ogg

Word forms

later

Etymology

* Adverb: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lator, equivalent to late + -er. * Adjective: From Middle English later, latere, from Old English lætra, equivalent to late + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian leeter (“later”), West Frisian letter (“later”), Dutch later (“later”), German Low German later (“later”).

Synonyms

hereafter someday afterwards later on sekali

Antonyms

earlier once

Derived words

catch you later I kill you later neverthelater no later than you later alligator shoot first and ask questions later smell ya later smell you later sooner rather than later sooner than later to be named later later days later on laters laterward laterwards save for later sooner or later
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