遅れる (Okureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdueusu. 遅れる
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times)oft. 後れる
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in deathoft. 後れる
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be slow (of a clock or watch)
Examples
列車に遅れますよ。
You'll miss the train.
予定より遅れてます。
It's behind schedule.
列車は雪のため遅れた。
The train was delayed by snow.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).