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Behated vs Belated - What's the difference?

behated | belated |

As adjectives the difference between behated and belated

is that behated is hated while belated is later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

As a verb belated is

past tense of belate.

behated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (label) Hated.
  • *, Book X, Chapter xj:
  • *:I requyre you of one thynge, that whan ye com to Kynge Arthures courte, discover nat my name, for I am sore there behatyd .

    • belated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (belate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
    • Happy belated birthday!
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England manager Roy Hodgson instantly restored Rooney after a two-match suspension in place of Andy Carroll with orders to make a belated mark on the campaign after sitting out the draw against France and victory against Sweden.}}

    Synonyms

    * tardy * late * overdue

    Derived terms

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