later

lat·er  (ltr)

adj. Comparative of late.

adv. Comparative of late.

Subsequently; afterward. Often used with on: She arrived on the ferry, and he came later. He later felt that he was wrong. Later on, we watched a movie.

interj.

Informal Used to express goodbye.

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later [ˈleɪtə]

adj & adv

the comparative of late

adv

1. afterwards; subsequently

see you later an expression of farewell

sooner or later eventually; inevitably

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	later - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" posterior, ulterior subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"
	2.	later - at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" late early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
Adv.	1.	later - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" after, afterward, afterwards, later on, subsequently
	2.	later - at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" by and by
	3.	later - comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did"

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later

adverb afterwards, after, next, eventually, in time, subsequently, later on, thereafter, in a while, in due course, at a later date, by and by, at a later time, L8R (S.M.S.) I'll join you later.

adjective subsequent, next, following, ensuing, L8R (S.M.S.) at a later news conference

Translations

later [ˈleɪtəʳ]

A. ADV

1. → más tarde
the gun was later found in his flat → más tarde se encontró la pistola en su piso
two years/ten minutes later → dos años/diez minutos después or más tarde
I'll do it later → lo haré luego or más tarde
later, when all the guests had left → luego or más tarde, cuando todos los invitados se habían marchado
later I discovered that he had lied → más tarde descubrí que había mentido
several whiskies later, I was rather the worse for wear → después de varios whiskies, se me empezaban a notar los efectos
later than expected → más tarde de lo esperado
all essays should be handed in no later than Monday → todos los trabajos deben entregarse el lunes a más tardar
only later → sólo más tarde
it was only later that I learned the truth → no descubrí la verdad hasta más tarde, sólo más tarde descubrí la verdad
later that day → más tarde or posteriormente ese día
later that morning/night → más tarde or posteriormente esa mañana/esa noche
the results will be available later today → los resultados se sabrán hoy mismo más tarde
see also see ¹ 2
see also sooner 1

2.
later on → más tarde, más adelante
we'll be dealing with this in more detail later on → trataremos esto a fondo más tarde or más adelante
later on that day/night → aquel día/aquella noche más tarde
later on in the play/film → más adelante en la obra/película
later on in the morning/afternoon/evening → más entrada la mañana/tarde/noche
later on in life → más adelante

B. ADJ [chapter, version, work] → posterior
I took a later flight/train → tomé un avión/tren que salía más tarde
we plan to meet at a later date → tenemos intención de reunirnos más adelante
in later life → más adelante
at a later stage → más adelante

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later [ˈleɪtə^r]

adj

[date, meeting] → ultérieur(e)

(= version, edition) → ultérieur(e)
He changed his approach in later editions → Il a changé son approche dans les éditions ultérieures.

in later life → sur le tard

adv → plus tard
I'll do it later → Je ferai ça plus tard.
Burke later admitted he had lied → Burke admit plus tard qu'il avait menti.
see you later! → à tout à l'heure!, à plus tard !
some time later → quelque temps après
some weeks later → quelques semaines plus tard
some years later → quelques années plus tard
six years later → six ans plus tard
later on → ensuite
Later on I'll be speaking to Patty Davis → Je parlerai ensuite à Patty Davis.
later on today → plus tard dans la journée

excl (= see you later) → à plus! >

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later

adj → später; at a later hour, at a later time → später, zu einer späteren Zeit; this version is later than that one → diese Version ist neuer als die andere; in (his) later years or life → in späteren Jahren, in seinem späteren Leben

adv → später; Mr Smith, later to become Sir John → Mr Smith, der spätere Sir John; the weather cleared up later (on) in the day → das Wetter klärte sich im Laufe des Tages auf; later (on) that night/week/day → später in der Nacht/Woche/an dem Tag; later (on) in life → später im Leben, in späteren Jahren; later (on) in the play → im weiteren Verlauf des Stückes; I’ll tell you later (on) → ich erzähle es dir später; a moment later → einen Augenblick später, im nächsten Augenblick; see you later! → bis nachher, bis später; I saw him no later than yesterday → ich habe ihn (erst) gestern noch gesehen; come at 7 o’clock and no later → komm um 7 Uhr und nicht or keine Minute später; not later than 1995 → spätestens 1995; they must be handed in no later than Monday → sie müssen bis spätestens Montag abgegeben werden

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later [ˈleɪtəʳ]

1. adv (late (comp of))

a. (not on time) → più tardi

b. (after) → dopo, più tardi
a few years later → pochi anni dopo or più tardi

c. later on (in series of events) → più avanti; (in time) → più tardi
later on today → più tardi

2. adj (late (comp of)) (meeting, train) → successivo/a; (edition, version) → più recente, successivo/a; (date) → posteriore
he was later than usual → è arrivato più tardi del solito
Easter is later this year → Pasqua cade più tardi quest'anno
at a later stage or date → in un secondo momento
his later symphonies → le sue ultime sinfonie
this version is later than that one → questa versione è posteriore a or più recente di quella

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later [ˈleɪtəʳ]

1. adv (late (comp of))

a. (not on time) → più tardi

b. (after) → dopo, più tardi
a few years later → pochi anni dopo or più tardi

c. later on (in series of events) → più avanti; (in time) → più tardi
later on today → più tardi

2. adj (late (comp of)) (meeting, train) → successivo/a; (edition, version) → più recente, successivo/a; (date) → posteriore
he was later than usual → è arrivato più tardi del solito
Easter is later this year → Pasqua cade più tardi quest'anno
at a later stage or date → in un secondo momento
his later symphonies → le sue ultime sinfonie
this version is later than that one → questa versione è posteriore a or più recente di quella

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