at last — finally; after a long time or delay
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: finally; after a long time or delay
Pronunciation (IPA): /æt læst/
Korean meaning: 마침내, 드디어
Korean pronunciation: **앳** **라스**트
Example Sentences
- At last, my mom stopped asking about my love life!
- At last, the Wi-Fi is working again.
- At last, I understand why cats ignore humans.
at last
ADVERB//æt læst//
finally; after a long time or delay
💡 Concept
After hours of climbing, they reached the summit at last.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/æt læst/
🇬🇧 UK/æt lɑːst/
🌳Etymology
Origin
'at'과 'last'가 결합된 부사구로, 'last'는 고대영어 'latost'(가장 늦은)에서 유래되었습니다. 긴 기다림 끝에 마침내 도달하는 순간을 표현합니다.
🎵Rhyme
at fastthat pastcat vast
at fast
that past
cat vast
🔗Collocations
at last moment
find at last
arrive at last
at long last
succeed at last
at last we meet
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“At last, my mom stopped asking about my love life!”
“At last, the Wi-Fi is working again.”
😄 Fun example
“At last, I understand why cats ignore humans.”
“The project was completed at last after months of hard work.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
finallyeventuallyultimatelyin the endafter all
Antonyms
at firstinitiallyimmediately
Related
at onceat first sightat bestat leastmeanwhile
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