at last
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[edit] English
[edit] Adverb
at last (not comparable)
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- (idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.
- Now that the dog has stopped barking, perhaps we can at last get some rest.
- After three hundred years had passed, at last the vampire's soul was free.
- After three hundred years had passed, Dracula at last set him free.
- After three hundred years had passed, the vampire's soul was at last free.
- (idiomatic) In the end; finally; ultimately.
- After all their troubles, at last they lived happily ever after.
- After exhausting all possibilities, at last Holmes was satisfied the problem was unsolvable.
- After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes at last satisfied himself the problem was unsolvable.
- After exhausting all possibilities, Holmes was at last satisfied the problem was unsolvable.
[edit] Translations
after a long time; eventually
in the end; finally; ultimately
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