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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adverb, adjective
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adverb |
| definition 1: |
"Later" means at a time that is not now but in the future. If you don't want to do something now, maybe you will do it later. "Later" also means at some time after something else.
First we're going to the store, and later we'll get lunch.Monica said that she will finish her homework later.- antonyms:
- earlier
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| definition 2: |
Let's say the bus always comes late, but today the bus comes later. This means that today the bus is even more late than usual.
The mail has come late all winter in our neighborhood, but today the roads were covered with ice and it came even later. |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
"Later" is the comparative form of the adjective "late."
If we catch the later train, we will have time to do more shopping.- antonyms:
- earlier
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