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lastly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈlæstli/ (General-American)
  • lăstʹlē (General-American)
  • lästʹlē (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈlɑːstli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English last Middle English -ly English -ly English lastly From last + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, sequence) Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.
    • Firstly, that's illegal; secondly, it has serious disadvantages; thirdly, it's not necessary; and lastly, did I mention that it's illegal?
  2. (not-comparable, qualifier:discourse marker) Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.

Antonyms

firstly

Relateds

:Category:English sequence adverbs

Synonyms

at length · finally (discourse marker) · in conclusion (discourse marker) · finally (last in order) · endly · to sum up (discourse marker) · lastly · in the end (discourse marker) · to conclude (discourse marker) · ultimately (discourse marker) · last of all · last but not least (discourse marker) · last · at last (discourse marker) · all in all (discourse marker)

Translations (19)

it in ultimo (sequence) · bg в заключение (discourse marker) · bg последно (sequence) · fr finalement (discourse marker) · es postrimeramente (sequence) · ja 最後に (sequence) · la postrēmō (sequence) · fi lopuksi (sequence) · es postremeramente (sequence) · sh najzad (discourse marker) · bg накрая (sequence) · es postremamente (sequence) · sh konačno (discourse marker) · sv avslutningsvis (discourse marker) · fi viimeiseksi (sequence) · ja 最後に (discourse marker) · it alla fine (sequence) · ja 終わりに (discourse marker) · es postreramente (sequence)