last year
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Meaning · English
the year before the current one
Literally: the year that came last
Register: neutral
Examples
Last year saw a big political change in Japan.Năm ngoái, tôi đã chứng kiến một cuộc thay đổi chính trị lớn ở Nhật Bản.
We had much rain last year.Năm ngoái chúng tôi có nhiều mưa.
Tatoeba sentence #244726 (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 year” mean?
the year before the current one Literally: the year that came last
Is “last year” formal or informal?
last year is generally neutral.