late

  1. Noun.  (dialectal, or) Manner; behaviour; outward appearance or aspect.
  2. Noun.  (dialectal, or) A sound; voice.
  3. Adjective.  Near the end of a period of time.
  4. Adjective.  Specifically, near the end of the day.
  5. Adjective.  (usually, not used comparatively) Associated with the end of a period.
  6. Adjective.  Not arriving until after an expected time.
  7. Adjective.  Not having had an expected menstrual period.
  8. Adjective.  (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: (non-gloss definition, used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive.) (Often used with (term, the) ; see usage notes.).
  9. Adjective.  Recent — relative to the noun it modifies.
  10. Noun.  (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
  11. Adverb.  After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

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