LATEST
/ΛleΙͺt.Ιͺst/
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
L(1) A(1) T(1) E(1) S(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛleΙͺt.Ιͺst/
adjective
- Near the end of a period of time.“It was late in the evening when we finally arrived.”
- Specifically, near the end of the day.“It was getting late and I was tired.”
- (usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.“Late Latin is less fully inflected than classical Latin.”
adverb
- After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.“We drove as fast as we could, but we still arrived late.”
- Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.“Colonel Easterwood, late of the 34th Carbines, was a guest at the dinner party.”
- Not long ago; just now.
noun
- The most recent thing, particularly information or news.“Have you heard the latest?”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: LATEST-S
