latter

• يشير إلى الثاني من شيئين مذكورين، أو إلى المتأخر أو الأخير في ترتيب أو زمان.

Refers to the second of two things or persons mentioned.

1. B1formal

   Referring to the second of two things or people mentioned.

   الثاني من اثنين

   • Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
   • He offered two options: a trip to the beach or a hike in the mountains; I chose the latter.
   • The latter part of the book is more exciting.

   المرادفاتfinallastlast mentionedsecond

   الأضدادformer

2. B2formal

   Situated or occurring near the end of something.

   الأخير

   • The latter years of his life were spent in peace.
   • In the latter stages of the game, the team scored twice.
   • The latter half of the 20th century saw rapid technological change.

   المرادفاتclosingconcludingendingfinallastterminalultimate

   الأضدادformer

• اسم يشير إلى الثاني من شيئين مذكورين، أو إلى العنصر الأخير في قائمة أو سلسلة. يُستخدم للتمييز بين الأول والثاني أو بين المتقدم والمتأخر في الذكر.

A noun referring to the second of two things or people mentioned, or the last mentioned item in a list or sequence.

غير معدود

1. B2formal

   Refers to the second of two things or people mentioned.

   الثاني من اثنين

   • Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.
   • He offered two options: a car or a bike; I chose the latter.
   • The latter part of the book is more exciting.

   المرادفاتlast mentionedsecond

   الأضدادformer