Lastly, I want to thank my parents for all their help.
last 2 © / lsest / adverb
after all the others
He finished last in the race.
at a time that is nearest to now I last saw Jim in 2009.
last 3 © / lsest / verb (lasts , last ing , last ed )
to continue for a time
The concert lasted for three hours. How long did the game last?
to be enough for a certain time
We have enough food to last us till next week.
last 4 © / lsest / noun [ count ] the last ( plural the last )
a person or thing that comes after all the others; what comes at the end
I was the last to arrive at the party. at last
in the end; after some time
She waited all week, and at last the letter arrived. —SYNONYM finally
last • ing / ' lrestig / adjective
continuing for a long time
Their trip to Niagara Falls made a lasting impression on them.
last-min • ute / |test ' minat / adjective
done or decided just before something happens or just before it is too late a last-minute change in plans a few last-minute adjustments
last name / ' i®st |neim / noun [ count ]
the part of your name that other members of your family also have
My first name's Emma, my last name's Russell. —SYNONYM family name Word building Your first name or given name is the name that your parents give you when you are born. Many people also have a middle name . Your last name or family name is the name that everyone in your family has. When a woman gets married, she usually takes her husband's last name. Her old last name is then called her maiden name , and her new one is her married name .
A nickname is a name that your friends or family sometimes call you instead of your real name: His real name is Robert, but his nickname is Shorty.
late© / leit / adjective, adverb ( lat • er , lat • est )
1 after the usual or right time I went to bed late last night.
was late for school today (= I arrived late ) . My train was late.
—ANTONYM early
near the end of a time
They arrived in the late afternoon.
She's in her late twenties (=between the age of 25 and 29 ). —ANTONYM early
no longer alive; dead
Her late husband was a doctor. a late night
an evening when you go to bed later than usual
at the latest
no later than a time or a date
Please be here by twelve o'clock at the latest.
late • ly / ' leitli / adverb recently
Have you seen Mark lately?
The weather has been very bad lately.
lat .er 1 Ф / 'leiter/ adverb
at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about See you later.
His father died later that year. —ANTONYM earlier later on ( informal )
at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about I'm going out later on.
lat • er 2 / ' leitsr / adjective
coming after something else or at a time in the future The game has been postponed to a later date.
near the end of a period of time
the later part of the twentieth century
—ANTONYM earlier
lat • est / ' leitsst / adjective
the newest or most recent the latest fashions
Lat • in / ' lretn / noun [ noncount ]
( english language arts ) the language that people used a long time ago in ancient Rome Do you study Latin at school?
Lat • in adjective
Latin poetry
La • tin A • mer • i • ca / ,l®tn s ' meriks / noun
[noncount]
the parts of the American continent where Spanish or Portuguese is the main language
La • tin A • mer • i • can / ,lretn s ' meriksn / adjective
Latin American music
lat • i • tude / ' lretitud / noun [ noncount ]
