Standard Lemma guide

latest

adj · adv · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈleɪ.tɪst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪst
  • CMU ARPABET: L EY1 T AH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

superlative form of late: most late

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, superlative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Last, final.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, poetic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Most recent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Here is the latest news on the accident.
  • My latest album, which is being published next week, is even better than my last one.
  • It's the latest fashion, ma'am.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

superlative form of late: most late

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, superlative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adv

Meaning 5

At the latest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Complete the XYZ task latest by today 5:00PM.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The most recent thing, particularly information or news.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the news is up-to-the-minute
  • the very latest scientific discoveries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: up-to-the-minute

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

in the current fashion or style

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: a la mode(p), in style(p), in vogue(p), modish

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the most recent news or development

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • have you heard the latest?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: news, intelligence, tidings, word

History

Etymology

From Middle English lateste, from Old English latost, latest, lætest, superlative of læt, whence English late. Doublet of last.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: legkésőbbi — superlative of the adjective late; most late
  • Portuguese: mais atrasado — superlative of the adjective late; most late
  • Romanian: ultim — superlative of the adjective late; most late
  • Romanian: cel mai din urmă — superlative of the adjective late; most late
  • Armenian: վերջին (verǰin) — most recent
  • Dutch: nieuwst — most recent
  • Dutch: recentst — most recent
  • Dutch: laatst verschenen — most recent
  • Dutch: laatst — most recent
  • Esperanto: lasta — most recent
  • Finnish: uusin — most recent
  • Finnish: viimeisin — most recent
  • French: dernier en date — most recent
  • Galician: último — most recent
  • Georgian: უახლესი (uaxlesi) — most recent
  • Ancient Greek: ὕστατος (hústatos) — most recent
  • Hindi: नवीनतम (navīntam) — most recent
  • Hungarian: legutóbbi — most recent
  • Japanese: 最新 (saishin) — most recent
  • Latin: novissimus — most recent
  • Māori: nōnātata — most recent
  • Polish: najnowszy — most recent
  • Portuguese: último — most recent
  • Portuguese: mais recente — most recent
  • Romanian: ultim — most recent
  • Spanish: último — most recent
  • Spanish: más reciente — most recent
  • Spanish: más último — most recent
  • Swedish: senaste — most recent
  • Thai: ล่าสุด — most recent
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