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LAST
last
(adjective) occurring at the time of death; “his last words”; “the last rites”
last, last-place, lowest
(adjective) lowest in rank or importance; “last prize”; “in last place”
final, last
(adjective) not to be altered or undone; “the judge’s decision is final”; “the arbiter will have the last say”
concluding, final, last, terminal
(adjective) occurring at or forming an end or termination; “his concluding words came as a surprise”; “the final chapter”; “the last days of the dinosaurs”; “terminal leave”
last
(adjective) coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; “the last time I saw Paris”; “the last day of the month”; “had the last word”; “waited until the last minute”; “he raised his voice in a last supreme call”; “the last game of the season”; “down to his last nickel”
last, utmost
(adjective) highest in extent or degree; “to the last measure of human endurance”; “whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually”
last
(adjective) most unlikely or unsuitable; “the last person we would have suspected”; “the last man they would have chosen for the job”
final, last, net
(adjective) conclusive in a process or progression; “the final answer”; “a last resort”; “the net result”
last
(adjective) immediately past; “last Thursday”; “the last chapter we read”
last
(adverb) most recently; “I saw him last in London”
last, lastly, in conclusion, finally
(adverb) the item at the end; “last, I’ll discuss family values”
last
(noun) a person’s dying act; the final thing a person can do; “he breathed his last”
last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last
(noun) holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
end, last
(noun) the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence; “the end was exciting”; “I had to miss the last of the movie”
last
(noun) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
last
(noun) a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
last
(noun) the last or lowest in an ordering or series; “he was the last to leave”; “he finished an inglorious last”
death, last
(noun) the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; “she stayed until his death”; “a struggle to the last”
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
(verb) continue to live and avoid dying; “We went without water and food for 3 days”; “These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America”; “The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents”; “how long can a person last without food and water?” “One crash victim died, the other lived”
last, endure
(verb) persist for a specified period of time; “The bad weather lasted for three days”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
last (not comparable)
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
Most recent, latest, last so far.
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
Being the only one remaining of its class.
Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
Lowest in rank or degree.
Synonyms
• (final): at the end, caboose, dernier (dated), final, tail end, terminal, ultimate
• (most recent): latest, most recent
Determiner
last
The (one) immediately before the present.
(of a, day of the week) Closest to seven days (one week) ago.
Usage notes
• (both senses): This cannot be used in past or future tense to refer to a time immediately before the subject matter. For example, one does not say I was very tired yesterday, due to not having slept well last night: last night in that sentence refers to the night before the speaker is speaking, not the night before the "yesterday" to which he refers. He would need to say I was very tired yesterday, due to not having slept well the night before or the like.
Adverb
last (not comparable)
Most recently.
(sequence) after everything else; finally
Synonyms
• (after everything else): finally, lastly; see also lastly
Etymology 2
Verb
last (third-person singular simple present lasts, present participle lasting, simple past and past participle lasted)
(transitive, obsolete) To perform, carry out.
(intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
(intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
Synonyms
• continue
• endure
• survive
Antonyms
• disintegrate
• dissipate
• fall apart
• wear out
Etymology 3
Noun
last (plural lasts)
A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
Verb
last (third-person singular simple present lasts, present participle lasting, simple past and past participle lasted)
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
Etymology 4
Noun
last (plural lasts)
(obsolete) A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
(obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
(obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
Anagrams
• Alts, LTAs, SALT, Salt, TLAs, alts, lats, salt, slat
Source: Wiktionary
Last, 3d pers. sing. pres.
Definition: of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Last (, a. Etym: [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.]
1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance. Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. Neh. viii. 18. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night. Milton.
2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.
3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. Contending for principles of the last importance. R. Hall .
4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize. Pope.
5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.
At last, at the end of a certain period; after delay. "The duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived." Motley.
– At the last. Etym: [Prob. fr. AS. on laste behind, following behind, fr. last race, track, footstep. See Last mold of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] "Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last." Gen. xlix. 19.
– Last heir, the person to whom lands escheat for want of an heir. [Eng.] Abbott.
– On one's last legs, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.] -- To breathe one's last, to die.
– To the last, to the end; till the conclusion. And blunder on in business to the last. Pope.
Syn.
– At Last, At Length. These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.
Last, adv. Etym: [See Last, a.]
1. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York.
2. In conclusion; finally.lastly Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires. Dryden.
3. At a time next preceding the present time. How long is't now since last yourself and I Were in a mask Shak.
Last, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.] Etym: [OE. lasten, As. læstan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. last, l, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.]
1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. Testament of Love.
2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.
Last, n. Etym: [AS. lasttrace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. läst, Dan. læst, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.]
Definition: A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed. The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. L'Estrange. Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.
Last, v. t.
Definition: To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
Last, n. Etym: [As. hlæst, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade.]
1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.
2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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