belated
/bɪˈleɪtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण बिलेटिड
विलंबित, देर से (आया या किया गया)
Core word
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[usually before noun]
coming or happening late
विलंबित, देर से (आया या किया गया)
- Wish Radhika a belated happy birthday from all of us.
- The government made a belated attempt to control prices.
- Please accept my belated congratulations on your result.
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- The belated arrival of the rains worried the farmers.
- He sent a belated apology to his friend.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
belated + noun (attributive only)
Belated is almost always used before a noun, such as belated wishes or a belated apology. It describes something that comes later than it should.
'Belated' प्रायः noun से पहले आता है, जैसे belated wishes या belated apology। यह उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो समय से देर से आए।
- Please accept my belated birthday wishes.
- He sent a belated apology.
belated recognition / realisation
With nouns like recognition, realisation or arrival, belated suggests that something should have happened earlier but only happened now.
Recognition, realisation या arrival जैसे nouns के साथ 'belated' संकेत देता है कि कोई बात पहले होनी चाहिए थी पर अब हुई।
- The artist received belated recognition after his death.
- There was a belated realisation that the plan had failed.
belatedly (adverb)
Belatedly is the adverb form and means too late. It can stand before the verb or at the start or end of the sentence.
'Belatedly' adverb रूप है और इसका अर्थ 'बहुत देर से' है। यह verb से पहले या वाक्य के आरंभ या अंत में आ सकता है।
- He belatedly realised that he had missed the form.
- Belatedly, the government admitted the mistake.
belated vs late
Late is neutral and can follow a verb (the train is late). Belated is more formal and only goes before a noun; it often has a tone of regret or surprise.
'Late' तटस्थ है और verb के बाद आ सकता है (the train is late)। 'Belated' अधिक औपचारिक है और केवल noun से पहले आता है; इसमें प्रायः खेद या आश्चर्य का भाव होता है।
- I am late with my reply, so please accept a belated thank-you.
+Collocations 4
belated + noun
wishesgreetingapologyrecognitionthanksresponse
- She sent belated wishes for Diwali.
verb + belated
sendofferreceivemakeaccept
- The minister offered a belated apology to the families.
belated + birthday / festival
belated birthdaybelated Eidbelated Holibelated anniversary
- Happy belated birthday, Radhika!
belatedly + verb
realiserecogniseadmitrespondarrive
- The authorities belatedly responded to the flood warnings.
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- A belated happy birthday to my dear friend, Meena.
मेरी प्रिय मित्र मीना को जन्मदिन की देर से मिली हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
- The scientist's work finally got belated recognition at the age of eighty.
वैज्ञानिक के कार्य को अंततः अस्सी वर्ष की आयु में देर से मान्यता मिली।
- The company issued a belated notice to its staff.
कंपनी ने अपने कर्मचारियों को देर से सूचना जारी की।
- Belatedly, Radhika remembered that she had to return the library book.
देर से राधिका को याद आया कि उसे पुस्तकालय की किताब लौटानी थी।
- The belated rains saved the late sowing in Maharashtra.
देर से आई बारिश ने महाराष्ट्र में देर से हुई बुआई को बचा लिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The train arrived belated at the station.
✓ The train arrived late at the station.
Belated is not used as an adverb; late or belatedly must be used.
'Belated' का प्रयोग adverb के रूप में नहीं होता; 'late' या 'belatedly' आता है।
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: belated is common in greetings sent after the day, as in 'belated birthday wishes'.
Usage में belated का प्रयोग उन शुभकामनाओं के लिए आम है जो दिन बीत जाने के बाद भेजी जाती हैं, जैसे 'belated birthday wishes'।