last week
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Meaning · English
the week before this one
Literally: the week that came last
Register: neutral
Examples
I started learning Chinese last week.Tuần trước tôi mới bắt đầu học tiếng Trung quốc.
We just had Tom's room painted last week.Chúng tôi vừa sơn phòng của Tom vào tuần trước.
Tatoeba sentence #1883 (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 week” mean?
the week before this one Literally: the week that came last
Is “last week” formal or informal?
last week is generally neutral.