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lat·est
(lā′tĭst)adj.
Superlative of late.
n.
Idiom: Something that is the most recent or current of its kind: the latest in electronic gadgetry.
at the latest
No later than: Have it done by Tuesday at the latest.
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latest
(ˈleɪtɪst)adj, adv
the superlative of late
adj
most recent, modern, or new: the latest fashions.
n
1. at the latest no later than the time specified
2. the latest informal the most recent fashion or development
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lat•est
(ˈleɪ tɪst)adj., adv. a superl. of late with later as compar.
1. most recent; current: latest fashions.
2. last.
n. 3. the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.
Idioms: at the latest, not any later than (a specified time)
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latest
– lastYou use latest or last to talk about one of a series of events which is continuing to happen, or one of a series of things which someone is continuing to have or produce.
1. events
If one of a series of events is happening now or has just happened, you refer to it as the latest one.
The latest closure marks yet another chapter in the history of Gebeit.
You refer to the event before the latest one as the last one. If no event of the kind you are talking about has happened recently, you refer to the most recent one as the last one.
...the weeds that had grown since the last harvest.
2. things you have or produce
If someone keeps having or producing a series of things, you refer to the one they have now or the one they have produced most recently as their latest one.
...her latest boyfriend.
...her latest book.
You refer to the one before their latest one as their last one. If they have not had or produced one recently, you refer to their most recent one as their last one.
Loach has not been idle since Family Life, his last film for the cinema.
You can talk about more than one thing in this way by putting last in front of a number. For example, you can talk about 'his last three books'.
Her last two pictures have been disasters.
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| Noun | 1. | latest - the most recent news or development; "have you heard the latest?" news, tidings, word, intelligence - information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" |
| Adj. | 1. | latest - up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; "the news is up-to-the-minute"; "the very latest scientific discoveries" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
| 2. |  latest - in the current fashion or style fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" |
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latest
adjective up-to-date, current, fresh, newest, the new, happening (informal), modern, most recent, up-to-the-minute Latest reports say another five people have been killed.
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latest
[ˈleɪtɪst]A. SUPERL of late ADJ
1. (= last) [flight, train, bus] → último
the latest (possible) date → la fecha límite
the latest possible moment → el último momento
the latest (possible) time → lo más tarde
the latest (possible) date → la fecha límite
the latest possible moment → el último momento
the latest (possible) time → lo más tarde
B. N the latest
1. (= news) have you heard the latest? → ¿te has enterado de la última noticia?
for the latest on where to go and what to do → para la información más actualizada acerca de dónde ir y qué hacer ...
have you heard his latest? he broke his leg jumping off a wall → ¿has oído la última que ha hecho? se rompió una pierna saltando de un muro
for the latest on where to go and what to do → para la información más actualizada acerca de dónde ir y qué hacer ...
have you heard his latest? he broke his leg jumping off a wall → ¿has oído la última que ha hecho? se rompió una pierna saltando de un muro
3. (= last possible time) → lo más tarde
the latest he can see you is Thursday → lo más tarde que puede verte es el jueves
at the (very) latest → como muy tarde
it has to be here by Friday at the (very) latest → tiene que estar aquí el viernes como muy tarde
the latest he can see you is Thursday → lo más tarde que puede verte es el jueves
at the (very) latest → como muy tarde
it has to be here by Friday at the (very) latest → tiene que estar aquí el viernes como muy tarde
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latest
a., sup. de late, último;
at the ___ → a más tardar;
the ___ drug on the market → el medicamento más reciente en el mercado.
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