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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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