Belayed vs Belated - What's the difference?
belayed | belated |
(belay)
(obsolete) To surround; environ; inclose.
(obsolete) To overlay; adorn.
* Spenser
(obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
(obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
To lay aside; stop; cancel.
(nautical)
(nautical) To make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt.
(climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
(climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
(climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner.
(belate)
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 19
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Ukraine
, work=BBC Sport
As verbs the difference between belayed and belated
is that belayed is past tense of belay while belated is past tense of belate.As an adjective belated is
later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.belayed
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*belay
English
Verb
- jacket belayed with silver lace
- He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
- I could only hope the remaining piton would belay his fall.
- Belay that order!
Noun
(en noun)belated
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- Happy belated birthday!
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