Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belate

/bɪˈleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-late
IPA: /bɪˈleɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English late English belate From be- + late.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

belates (present, singular) belating (participle, present) belated (participle, past) belated (past)

Derived Forms

belated

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate first-rate straight eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce belate?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈleɪt/.
What does belate mean?: To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.
Where does belate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English late English belate From be- + late.

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