later

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   At some time in the future; after now.

   I'll finish the report later.

2. 2
   adv

   After a particular point in time.

   My roommate arrived first; I arrived later.

3. 3
   adj

   Coming after something else in time.

   The Victorian era is a later period than the Elizabethan era.

* 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”).

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