late

verspätet, spät

Später als erwartet oder vereinbart eintreffend oder geschehend.

In einfachem Englisch: Happening or arriving after the expected or agreed time.

• The bus is late.
• She was ten minutes late for the meeting.
• Why are your payments always late?

So benutzt man es: be late for something (I was late for school.); be late doing something (We were late leaving the house.)

Synonyme: delayed, overdue

Gegenteile: early, punctual

Häufige Wendungen: late arrival, late payment, late for something, ten minutes late

verspätet

Nach dem erwarteten oder geplanten Zeitpunkt ankommend oder geschehend.

In einfachem Englisch: Arriving or happening after the time that was expected or planned.

• The bus is late.
• We were ten minutes late for dinner.
• Why is your payment late again?

So benutzt man es: late for something (I was late for class.); late in doing something (The company was late in paying its workers.)

Synonyme: delayed, overdue

Gegenteile: early, on time

Häufige Wendungen: late train, late payment, be late

spät

Gegen Ende eines Tages, einer Jahreszeit oder eines anderen Zeitraums stattfindend oder bestehend.

In einfachem Englisch: Happening or existing near the end of a day, season, or other period.

• We met in the late afternoon.
• The trees lose their leaves in late autumn.
• She started studying medicine in her late twenties.

Gegenteile: early

Häufige Wendungen: late afternoon, late summer, late twenties

verstorben

Vor einem Namen oder einer Verwandtschaftsbezeichnung zeigt es an, dass die Person gestorben ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Used before someone's name or relationship to say that they have died.

• This ring belonged to my late mother.
• Her late husband loved gardening.
• The library was named after the late president.

Synonyme: deceased

Häufige Wendungen: late husband, late father, late president, late wife

zu spät, verspätet

Nach dem Zeitpunkt, zu dem etwas geschehen sollte.

In einfachem Englisch: After the time when something should happen.

• The train arrived late.
• I handed in my homework two days late.
• Did the concert start late?

Synonyme: behind schedule

Gegenteile: early, on time

Häufige Wendungen: arrive late, come late, start late

spät

Zu einer weit fortgeschrittenen Stunde am Abend oder in der Nacht.

In einfachem Englisch: At a time far into the evening or night.

• We stayed up late.
• She often works late on Fridays.
• Don't call him late at night.

Gegenteile: early

Häufige Wendungen: stay late, work late, up late

ehemals, früher

Gibt an, dass jemand früher zu einer Gruppe gehörte oder an einem bestimmten Ort arbeitete.

In einfachem Englisch: Previously belonging to a particular group or working in a particular place.

• Major Hill, late of the army, spoke first.
• We met Colonel Shaw, late of the Fourth Regiment.
• The guest was Captain Bell, late of the royal fleet.

So benutzt man es: late of something (Captain Reed, late of the navy, joined us for dinner.)

Synonyme: formerly, previously

Häufige Wendungen: late of something, late of the army