/lɑːst/
Translation
Coming after all the others, or most recent before now.
Word origin
From Old English latost, the oldest form of latest, meaning coming after all the rest.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- latost
Examples
December .
"Last" shows it comes after all the other months.
.
Here "last" means the week just before this one.
.
"Last" shows nobody left after her.
Used in
Stories
(14)Sports Day
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(30)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Comparatives and superlatives in English: the complete guide
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
English grammar test: 30 questions with answers (A2-B2)
Inversion and word order in English: the subject-verb-object spine and when it flips
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Mixed conditionals in English: past causes with present results, and present causes with past results
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Past simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Reported speech in English: backshift, questions and commands
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
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