Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: lat-en
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grow late; become later.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The afternoon was latening, but there was, I think, a quietly commemorative glow from the west."
"Not even when the hour latened, when the courts became filled with boys returning from their holidays, when the moment for saying "Good-bye" was only a few minutes distant, not even then did his high spirits leave him."
"Then he returned to Margaret's side and sat with her for the rest of the evening, insisting that she rest. As the hour latened he kissed her on the cheek and got up to leave."

Etymology

From late + -en.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

latens (present, singular) latening (participle, present) latened (participle, past) latened (past)

Questions

What does laten mean?: To grow late; become later.
Where does laten come from?: From late + -en.

How to pronounce laten

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