25.4.3. gy. A1C2 (példák)

precede verb /priːˈsiːd/ [T] (formal) előz, megelőz (időben, sorrendben); előtte megy vminek/vkinek

The formal ceremony was preceded by a parade.

former adjective /ˈfɔː.mər/ [always before noun] volt, régebbi

his former wife

a former employer

the former president of the United States

last adjective, determiner /lɑːst/ 2 előző (a jelenlegit megelőző) [always before noun]

My last house was half this size.

I liked his last book but I'm not so keen on this latest one.

latter adjective /ˈlæt.ər/ [always before noun] későbbi (a vége felé levő)

Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year.

In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire.

ultimate adjective /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/ [always before noun] 2 végső (az utolsó/a legfontosabb/alapvető) (cél, megoldás, stb.)

the ultimate aim/solution

eventually adverb /ɪˈven.tju.əl.i/ végül (egy hosszabb idő után)

Eventually they reached an agreement.

He eventually got round to fixing the bike.

finally adverb /ˈfaɪ.nə.li/ 1 végül (is), végre (hosszú idő után)

We finally got home at midnight.

After months of looking he finally found a job.

late adverb /leɪt/ 2 későn; későig (az időszak vége felé)

We talked late into the night.

As late as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.

ultimately adverb /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ 1 végül is (a végén, egy sor más dolgot követően)

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.

Ultimately, of course, he'd like to have his own business but that won't be for some time.

Phrases and idioms:

at (long) last végre (valahára)

At last, I've found a pair of jeans that actually fit.