LATEST


Meaning of LATEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ leɪtɪst ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Latest is the superlative of late .

2.

You use latest to describe something that is the most recent thing of its kind.

...her latest book...

Latest reports say another five people have been killed...

ADJ : oft v-link ADJ in/of n

3.

You can use latest to describe something that is very new and modern and is better than older things of a similar kind.

Crooks are using the latest laser photocopiers to produce millions of fake banknotes...

I got to drive the latest model...

Computers have always represented the latest in technology.

ADJ : oft v-link ADJ in/of n

4.

see also late

5.

You use at the latest in order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.

She should be back by ten o’clock at the latest.

PHRASE : amount PHR [ emphasis ]

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