English Online Dictionary. What means latest? What does latest mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English lateste, from Old English latost, latest, lætest, superlative of læt, whence English late.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.tɪst/
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪst
Adjective
latest
- superlative form of late: most late
- (now rare, poetic) Last, final.
- Most recent.
- Here is the latest news on the accident.
- My latest album, which is being published next week, is better than her last one.
Derived terms
- latest and greatest
Translations
Adverb
latest
- superlative form of late: most late
- At the latest.
- Complete the XYZ task latest by today 5:00PM.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:latest.
Noun
latest (plural latests)
- The most recent thing, particularly information or news.
- Have you heard the latest?
- What's the latest on the demonstrations in New York?
- Have you met Jane's latest? I hear he's a hunk.
Anagrams
- lattes, sattle, stealt, taslet
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
latest
- indefinite singular superlative degree of lat