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last

/lˈæst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. immediately past
    “last Thursday”
  2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
    “the last time I saw Paris”
  3. occurring at or forming an end or termination
    “his concluding words came as a surprise”
  4. most unlikely or unsuitable
    “the last person we would have suspected”
  5. occurring at the time of death
    “his last words”
  6. conclusive in a process or progression
    “the final answer”
  7. highest in extent or degree
    “to the last measure of human endurance”
  8. not to be altered or undone
    “the judge's decision is final”
  9. lowest in rank or importance
    “last prize”

noun

  1. the temporal end; the concluding time
    “the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
  2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
    “he was the last to leave”
  3. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
    “he breathed his last”
  4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
    “she stayed until his death”
  5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
  6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
  7. the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
    “the end was exciting”
  8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

adverb

  1. most recently
    “I saw him last in London”
  2. the item at the end
    “last, I'll discuss family values”

verb

  1. persist for a specified period of time
    “The bad weather lasted for three days”
  2. continue to live and avoid dying
    “We went without water and food for 3 days”

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