"the last I heard" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|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. Tags: informal Synonyms: last I heard Translations (Translations): kuulemma (Finnish), viimeksi kun kuulin (Finnish), aux dernières nouvelles (French), ostatnio jak słyszałem (english: male speaker) (Polish), ostatnio jak słyszałam (english: female speaker) (Polish)
    Sense id: en-the_last_I_heard-en-phrase-wac2uyCK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for the last I heard meaning in English (1.3kB)

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