| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | adverb |
| Front | late |
| IPA | /leɪt / adverb |
| Back | sonları, sonu, -in geç saatleri, geç |
| Back 2 | late (adverb) /leɪt
/ adverb
1 near
the end of a period of time
sonları, sonu,
-in geç saatleri, geç
in the late afternoon/summer/20th century
in the late morning
His mother's in her late fifties.
in late May/late in May
We got back home late in the evening.
OPPOSITE EARLY
2
after the usual or expected time
geç
I'm sorry I'm late.
She was ten minutes late for school.
The ambulance arrived too late to save him.
to be late with the rent
The buses are running late today.
to stay up late
OPPOSITE EARLY
3 near
the end of the day
geç
It's getting late – let's go home.
OPPOSITE EARLY
4 [only
before a noun]
no longer alive; dead
merhum, rahmetli
his late wife
IDIOMS
an
early/a late night
an evening when you go
to bed earlier/later than usual
erken/geç
yatma
later
on
at a later time
daha
sonra
Later on you'll probably wish that you'd
worked harder at school.
Bye – I'll see you a bit later on.
sooner
or later
at some time in the
future; one day
er
geç, er ya da geç
I suppose I'll hear from her sooner or
later.
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