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Of late   /əv leɪt/   Listen
preposition
Of  prep.  In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; used in a variety of applications; as:
1.
Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood. "That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." "I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you."
2.
Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven. "Poor of spirit."
3.
Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
4.
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company. "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed." "It is a duty to communicate of those blessings we have received."
5.
Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; due to; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity. "For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts."
6.
Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements; they talked of many things. "Knew you of this fair work?"
7.
Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time.
8.
Denoting identity or equivalence; used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
9.
Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by. "And told to her of (by) some." "He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all." "(Jesus) being forty days tempted of the devil." Note: The use of the word in this sense, as applied to persons, is nearly obsolete.
10.
Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
11.
Denoting passage from one state to another; from. (Obs.) "O miserable of happy."
12.
During; in the course of. "Not be seen to wink of all the day." "My custom always of the afternoon." Note: Of may be used in a subjective or an objective sense. "The love of God" may mean, our love for God, or God's love for us. Note: From is the primary sense of this preposition; a sense retained in off, the same word differently written for distinction. But this radical sense disappears in most of its application; as, a man of genius; a man of rare endowments; a fossil of a red color, or of an hexagonal figure; he lost all hope of relief; an affair of the cabinet; he is a man of decayed fortune; what is the price of corn? In these and similar phrases, of denotes property or possession, or a relation of some sort involving connection. These applications, however all proceeded from the same primary sense. That which proceeds from, or is produced by, a person or thing, either has had, or still has, a close connection with the same; and hence the word was applied to cases of mere connection, not involving at all the idea of separation.
Of consequence, of importance, value, or influence.
Of late, recently; in time not long past.
Of old, formerly; in time long past.
Of one's self, by one's self; without help or prompting; spontaneously. "Why, knows not Montague, that of itself England is safe, if true within itself?"


adverb
Late  adv.  
1.
After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; opposed to early.
2.
Not long ago; lately.
3.
Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.
Of late, in time not long past, or near the present; lately; as, the practice is of late uncommon.
Too late, after the proper or available time; when the time or opportunity is past.





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"Of late" Quotes from Famous Books



... class has so enormously increased of late years because of the great consolidation of business interests that the final adjustment has not been made. The one fact of uncertain tenure of position and uncertain promotion has profoundly affected living conditions, ownership of the ...
— The Cost of Shelter • Ellen H. Richards
... days later (the 15th) he wrote, "I have been rather surprised of late to have applications from Roman Catholic clergymen, demanding (rather pastorally, and with a kind of grave authority) assistance, literary employment, and so forth. At length it struck me that, through some channel or other, I must have been represented ...
— The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete • John Forster
... creased Gregory's forehead deepened. It had been that way often of late at devil island. No matter how clear the sky appeared, the shadow of El Diablo bulked dark and sinister across the sunlit horizon. Something would happen out there to-night. He felt sure of it. He should have gone with the fleet. But how could he? ...
— El Diablo • Brayton Norton
... enlightenment. Its manner, motive, time, and place. The folly of it, the ingratitude of it, the hardness of it, the presumptuousness of it. By heart, by mouth, by deed. Against God, my neighbours, my own body. By knowledge, by ignorance. Willingly and unwillingly. Of old and of late. In boyhood and youth, in mature and old age. Things done once, repeated often, hidden and open. Things done in anger, and from the lust of the flesh and of the world. Before and after my call. Asleep by night and awake by day. Things remembered and things forgotten. Through the fiery ...
— Bunyan Characters (Second Series) • Alexander Whyte
... this work is an index of the performance. It is a collection of useful instructions for a young tradesman. The world is grown so wise of late, or (if you will) fancy themselves so, are so opiniatre, as the French well express it, so self-wise, that I expect some will tell us beforehand they know every thing already, and want none of my instructions; and to such, indeed, ...
— The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) • Daniel Defoe


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