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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" | |
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" | |
4. | last - conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" | |
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" | |
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" |