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# latest

adjective (latest — superlative of late); noun (the latest)

«latest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Latest means the newest or most recent (the latest news, the latest game). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#m1)
2. Latest means after all the others in time (the latest you can arrive is noon). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#m2)
3. At the latest means not later than that time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#m3)
4. The latest is the most recent news or fashion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people talk about the latest phones, games and news; adverts often push «the latest» things, which may not be needed. In school, «hand in your homework by Friday at the latest» means Friday or before. In maths time problems, the latest time is the last possible time. Phrases: the latest news, at the latest, the latest fashion, the latest version.

### Examples

- Have you heard the latest news? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x1)
- This is the latest book in the series. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x2)
- Be home by six o'clock at the latest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x3)
- He always wants the latest phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x4)
- The latest you can arrive is half past eight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x5)
- The app needs the latest update to work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x6)
- Who arrived latest to the party? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x7)
- This was the latest story of a very long life record. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/#x8)

### Note

Superlative of «late»: late, later, latest. Compare with «last»: «the latest book» means the newest, more may come; «the last book» means there will be no more. «At the latest» = no later than.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, people talk about the latest phones, games and news; adverts often push «the latest» things, which may not be needed. In school, «hand in your homework by Friday at the latest» means Friday or before. In maths time problems, the latest time is the last possible time. Phrases: the latest news, at the latest, the latest fashion, the latest version.

### Examples

- Note that the oldest MSS. copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah " have no vowel points : the latest editions have them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latest/#x1)

### Note

Superlative of «late»: late, later, latest. Compare with «last»: «the latest book» means the newest, more may come; «the last book» means there will be no more. «At the latest» = no later than.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «latest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/latest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«latest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/latest.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «latest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«latest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/latest.html) on Mova free.