as an adjective (after a determiner and before a noun): My last job was in London. I ate the last piece of cake. (after the verb ‘to be’): I was last in the race. as a pronoun (after ‘the’): Their new CD is even better than the last. And that was the last I saw of him.

What is the adjective of last?

as an adjective (after a determiner and before a noun): My last job was in London. I ate the last piece of cake. (after the verb ‘to be’): I was last in the race. as a pronoun (after ‘the’): Their new CD is even better than the last. And that was the last I saw of him.

What does the other night mean?

The other night is a point in time that was relatively recent, such as one, two or just a few evenings ago. An example of the other night is the evening before the current one.

Is Kast a word?

kast n. A type of traditional cupboard produced by Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Kast prop.Bahman 15, 1398 AP

How long ago is recently?

If you talk about something that happened in recent months or years, it means the last one to three months or years. Otherwise, recent means new or just happened. It’s particularly useful when you don’t know exactly when something happened, but you know it wasn’t long ago.

How many days is the other day?

The expression the other day is not used for yesterday. Generally, it means anything from 3 days to about 2 weeks ago, though it could also refer to times further in the past. There is also a normal noun phrase the other day, which is not an expression. It simply means the other of two days that you are talking about.

What is the verb of last?

intransitive verb. 1 : to continue in time The movie lasted about two hours. 2a : to remain fresh or unimpaired : endure That paint job should last a long time. b : to manage to continue (as in a course of action) She won’t last; she’ll quit before the week’s out.

Can you say yesterday night?

You cannot say yesterday night because the night is also part of today. You can, however use both last evening or yesterday evening, because the evening is part of yesterday, as would be yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon.Mordad 31, 1385 AP

What word is last?

Last is a very common word with many different senses. It most often describes something as being the final of something or as being the most recent.

How do you use the other day?

If you say that something happened the other day, you mean that it happened a few days ago. I phoned your office the other day. We had lunch the other day at our favorite restaurant.

What kind of phrase is last night?

Expressions like last night are usually described as an adverb (or adverbial) of time. She danced last night – last night is an adverbial of time, made up of an adjective (last) plus noun (night) which modifies all the preceding elements: it tells us when she danced beautifully.Esfand 9, 1388 AP

What is the mean of yesterday?

1 : on the day last past : on the day preceding today. 2 : at a time not long past : only a short time ago I wasn’t born yesterday. yesterday. noun. Definition of yesterday (Entry 2 of 2)

Is Yesternight a real word?

Don’t use ‘yesternight’. It’s a word, but nobody uses it. It makes you sound like a character in a Shakespearean play. ‘Yesterday night’ isn’t entirely wrong, and I’m personally okay with it, but some people would find it incorrect since ‘yesterday’ usually refers to the previous day, not night.

What is day before yesterday called?

Answer: The ‘day before yesterday’ is just ‘the day before yesterday’. There is no special word in English for the day that came before yesterday. We only have ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’, and ‘yesterday’. You COULD say ‘two days ago’.Farvardin 19, 1399 AP

What is the meaning of just like that?

phrase. You use just like that to emphasize that something happens or is done immediately or in a very simple way, often without much thought or discussion. [informal, emphasis]

How far back is the other day?

Anywhere between 24 hours and 24 years ago! Anytime between two weeks ago and the day before yesterday. Any further back and it’s “the other week” or “a while back.”Dey 26, 1397 AP

What does just the other day mean?

One day recently, a short time ago, as in I saw her in the museum the other day. This term originally meant either “the next day” or “the preceding day” (tomorrow or yesterday).

How was last night meaning?

(often used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present. He said he didn’t get any sleep last night and I know he hadn’t gotten much the previous night.