American Dictionary
Definition latter in American English
latter
adjective, pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective, pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Latter can be used in the following ways:
as an adjective (only before a noun): the latter half of 1996He considered his students either geniuses or idiots, and I fell into the latter category.
as a pronoun (after “the”): Given a choice between Tahiti and Hawaii, I’d prefer the latter.
He did well in both schoolwork and sports and won a number of medals in the latter (=in sports).
Two treaties were signed, in 1990 and 1998, but only the latter agreement was considered valid.
used for describing the later part of a period of time
She maintained her interest in Latin during her latter years.
