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at the last gasp

at the last gasp
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at stressed th ee last, lahst gasp, gahsp]
    • /æt stressed ði læst, lɑst gæsp, gɑsp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at stressed th ee last, lahst gasp, gahsp]
    • /æt stressed ði læst, lɑst gæsp, gɑsp/

Definitions of at the last gasp words

  • noun at the last gasp at the point of death 3
  • noun at the last gasp at the last moment 3
  • noun at the last gasp just before death 3
  • noun at the last gasp just before the end; at the last moment 3

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Parts of speech for At the last gasp

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

at the last gasp popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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