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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 ]