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the last I heard

the last I heard phrase: used to introduce one's most recent information on a subject, while acknowledging that things may have changed since the speaker was informed.

Phrase

the last I heard

  1. (informal) Used to introduce one's most recent information on a subject, while acknowledging that things may have changed since the speaker was informed.

Forms of the last I heard

alternative formlast I heard

Questions about the last I heard

What does the last I heard mean?
The last I heard means used to introduce one's most recent information on a subject, while acknowledging that things may have changed since the speaker was informed.
What part of speech is the last I heard?
The last I heard is a phrase.

Words near the last I heard in the dictionary

  1. the lady doth protest too much
  2. the lady doth protest too much, methinks
  3. The Lagoon
  4. the last day
  5. the last favour
  6. the last I heard
  7. the last of pea-time
  8. the latchstring is out
  9. the law is a ass
  10. the law is an arse
  11. the law is an ass

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