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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
later
later adverb, adjective BrE [ˈleɪtə(r)] NAmE [ˈleɪtər] adverb 1. at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about • See you later. • I met her again three years later. •His father died later that year. •We're going to Rome later in the year. •She later became a doctor. Opp: earlier 2. Later! (informal)a way of saying goodbye, used by young people •Later, guys! Example Bank: •I'm going out later on. •We're going to Rome later in the year. Idioms: ↑later on ▪ ↑no later than … adjective only before noun 1. coming after sth else or at a time in the future • This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter. • The match has been postponed to a later date. 2. near the end of a period of time, life, etc •the later part of the seventeenth century • She found happiness in her later years. Opp: earlier, see sooner or latersooner rather than later at ↑soon Thesaurus: later [later] adj. 1. only before noun •The game has been postponed to a later date. future • • next • • the following • |formal subsequent • Opp: earlier later/future/subsequent months/decades/generations later/future/subsequent events a later/a future/the next/a subsequent time Later or future? Later is used especially about a stage in an event, process or account; future is used especially about situations or developments in the future •a later stage/phase/addition • future plans/prospects/trends 2. •the later part of the seventeenth century latter • • final • • last • • closing • • ultimate • Opp: earlier later/latter/final/last/closing/ultimate stage/phase sb's/sth's later/latter/final/last/closing years Example Bank: •The game has been postponed to a later date.
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