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поздний

late

Meaning of поздний

happening later

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Russian[ˈpozdnʲij]
Russianлейт
late
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поздний with English translation

поздний usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She sometimes takes a late train.

Она иногда садится на поздний поезд.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I rarely stay up late on weekdays.

Я редко задерживаюсь до позднего вечера в будние дни.

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поздний belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

позднийlate
редкоrarely
один разonce
каждый деньevery day
каждый месяцevery month
прямо сейчасright now
секундаsecond

поздний synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between поздний / опоздавший / поздно / запоздалый / поздноватый / позднейший

🇷🇺Russian
поздний

Describes something (time, event, item) that occurs or exists later than usual or expected.

A2Very Often

We had a late dinner after the concert.

У нас был поздний ужин после концерта.

О
🇷🇺Russian
опоздавший

Describes a person or thing that arrived or began later than the scheduled or expected time.

A2Often

The late-arriving student entered the lecture hall during the second class.

Опоздавший студент вошёл в аудиторию на второй паре.

🇷🇺Russian

An adverb meaning that an action happened or will happen at a late time; not an adjective.

A1Very Often

You arrived too late — the concert has already started.

Ты пришёл слишком поздно — концерт уже начался.

З
🇷🇺Russian
запоздалый

A formal word stressing that an event or action occurred too late; often carries a negative judgment.

B1Rarely

The belated decision did not save the project.

Запоздалое решение не спасло проект.

П
🇷🇺Russian
поздноватый

A softened evaluation indicating something is a bit late — 'a little on the late side.'

B1Often

This decision is a bit late for the company, but it's still possible to fix the situation.

Это поздноватое решение для компании, но ещё возможно исправить ситуацию.

П
🇷🇺Russian
позднейший

Formal or literary term meaning 'later' or 'subsequent' in a sequence of events or editions.

B2Rarely

In later editions the text was substantially revised.

В позднейших изданиях текст был существенно переработан.

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How to pronounce поздний and what this word means

поздний translation: late. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce поздний

[ˈpozdnʲij]

поздний translation

late

поздний examples

She sometimes takes a late train.

поздний transcription

[ˈpozdnʲij], лейт

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поздний meaning: what does it mean?

происходящий позже ожидаемого или обычного времени

поздний pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

поздний is pronounced as [ˈpozdnʲij]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

поздний definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She sometimes takes a late train. Translation: Она иногда садится на поздний поезд.

Is поздний part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

Yes, поздний (late) can be learned in the Adverbs of Frequency topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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