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it's
Contraction
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The contraction of "it is".
Bring you coat. It's raining.
"Where's the book?" "It's on the teacher's desk."
"What's that?" "This? It's just a piece of paper."
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The contraction of "it has".
It's been a long time since I've had cake.
getting
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noun
(= acquiring)
the act of acquiring something
I envied his talent for acquiring
he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
late
Adjective
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An event is late if it happens after a specified time.
He was late to his appointment.
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Late at night.
It was a late meeting.
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Towards the end of.
You come in the late afternoon.
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Someone who is dead.
I loved my late husband.
late
Adverb
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Not on time.
He came five minutes late.
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Late at night.
We stayed late and went home in the dark.