Definition of later

lateradjective

một lát sau, chậm hơn

/ˈleɪtə/

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The word "later" has a fascinating journey through language. It comes from the Old English word "lāter," meaning "more late" or "afterwards." "Lāter" itself is a combination of "lāt," meaning "slow" or "late," and the comparative suffix "-er." This indicates that "later" originally described something that happened at a slower pace or followed another event in time. The word evolved through Middle English and eventually became the familiar "later" we use today, signifying a time that comes after the present moment.

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at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about

tại một thời điểm trong tương lai; sau thời gian bạn đang nói về

Example:
  • See you later.

    Hẹn gặp lại.

  • I met her again three years later.

    Tôi gặp lại cô ấy ba năm sau.

  • His father died later that year.

    Cha anh qua đời vào cuối năm đó.

  • We're going to Rome later in the year.

    Chúng tôi sẽ tới Rome vào cuối năm nay.

  • She later became a doctor.

    Sau này cô trở thành bác sĩ.

  • I discovered later that she'd known all about it from the beginning.

    Sau này tôi phát hiện ra rằng cô ấy đã biết tất cả về chuyện đó ngay từ đầu.

Related words and phrases

a way of saying goodbye, used by young people

một cách nói lời tạm biệt được giới trẻ sử dụng

Example:
  • Later, guys!

    Sau này nhé các bạn!

Idioms

later on
(informal)at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about
  • I'm going out later on.
  • Much later on, she realized what he had meant.
  • not/no later than…
    by a particular time and not after it
  • Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock.
  • sooner or later
    at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when
  • Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.
  • sooner rather than later
    after a short time rather than after a long time
  • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.