last summer
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Meaning · English
the summer before the current year
Literally: the summer that came last
Register: neutral
Examples
Tom used to smoke up to forty cigarettes a day, but last summer he quit smoking completely.Tom từng hút 40 điếu thuốc mỗi ngày, nhưng anh ấy đã bỏ thuốc hoàn toàn vào mùa hè trước.
Tom and Mary went to Brazil last summer.Tom và Mary đã đến Brazil hè năm ngoái.
Tatoeba sentence #7953160 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “last summer” mean?
the summer before the current year Literally: the summer that came last
Is “last summer” formal or informal?
last summer is generally neutral.