Laten

Quick meaning: Laten is a verb meaning (intransitive) To grow late; become later.

Meaning

(intransitive) To grow late; become later.

Example Sentences

The afternoon was latening, but there was, I think, a quietly commemorative glow from the west.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• latens
• latening
• latened

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include belate, lanken, lank, nighten, dark, lessen.

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