Last

Pronunciation: låst

3d pers. s

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

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.

Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.

Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.

Contending for principles of the last importance.

- R. Hall.

Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish.

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.

At the last
At the end; in the conclusion. - Motley.

Last heir
the person to whom lands escheat for lack of an heir. - Gen. xlix. 19.

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. - Abbott.

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.

adv.

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.

In conclusion; finally; lastly.

Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires,
Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires.

- Dryden.

At a time next preceding the present time.

How long is't now since last yourself and I
Were in a mask ?

- Shak.

v. i.

To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

[imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.]

[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.

- Testament of Love.

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.

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.

v. t.

To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.

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.

The burden of a ship; a cargo.

Noun	1.	last - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" Synonyms: close, finale, finis, stopping point, conclusion, finish
	2.	last - the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
	3.	last - a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
	4.	last - the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" Synonyms: death
	5.	last - a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
	6.	last - a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
	7.	last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" Synonyms: final stage, end
	8.	last - holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes Synonyms: cobbler's last, shoemaker's last
Verb	1.	last - persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" Synonyms: endure
	2.	last - continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" Synonyms: live on, survive, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go
Adj.	1.	last - immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
	2.	last - 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" Antonyms: first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate level"
	3.	last - 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" Synonyms: concluding, final, terminal
	4.	last - conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" Synonyms: final, net
	5.	last - most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
	6.	last - occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
	7.	last - not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" Synonyms: final
	8.	last - lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" Synonyms: last-place, lowest
	9.	last - 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" Synonyms: utmost
	10.	last - in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique" Synonyms: cutting-edge, newest, with-it, up-to-date, latest
Adv.	1.	last - more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London" Synonyms: most recently
	2.	last - the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" Synonyms: in conclusion, lastly, finally

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