last

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last

The runner in the red jersey crosses the finish line in last place.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Coming after all others in time, order, or place: The final item or person in a sequence.
    • Most recent; immediately preceding the present: Referring to the time period just before now.
    • Only remaining: The sole item or person left.
    • Conclusive; definitive: Not to be altered or undone; final.
    • Most extreme or least likely: The least suitable or most improbable.

  2. Adverb:

    • After all others in time or order: At the final point in a sequence.
    • On the most recent occasion: Referring to the most recent time something happened.

  3. Noun:

    • The person or thing that comes after all others: The final one in a series.
    • The end or final part of something: The concluding moments or portion.
    • A unit of measurement: A historical unit for weight or capacity.
    • A model of a foot used in shoemaking: A form for shaping shoes.

  4. Verb:

    • To continue for a specified period of time: To endure, persist, or remain in existence.
    • To be sufficient for a period of time: To be enough to meet needs.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • She was the last person to leave the room.
    • I saw him last Thursday.
    • This is my last dollar.
    • The judge's decision is last and cannot be appealed.
    • He is the last person I would trust with a secret.

  • Adverb:

    • He arrived last.
    • When did you last see her?

  • Noun:

    • He was the last to finish the race.
    • I missed the last of the movie.
    • He breathed his last. (idiomatic for died)

  • Verb:

    • The meeting lasted for two hours.
    • Our supplies will last through the winter.
Advanced Usage

  • "To have the last word": To make the final statement in an argument, often implying a decisive or unanswerable point.

    • She always has to have the last word in every discussion.

  • "Last but not least": An idiom used to introduce the final item in a list, emphasizing that it is not less important than the others.

    • And last but not least, I'd like to thank my family.

  • "On one's last legs": An idiom meaning very tired, near failure, or near the end of life.

    • My old car is on its last legs.
Variants and Related Words

  • Lastly (adverb): Used to introduce a final point.

    • Lastly, I would like to thank our sponsors.

  • Lasting (adjective): Continuing for a long time; enduring.

    • They formed a lasting friendship.

  • Last-ditch (adjective): Done as a final, desperate attempt.

    • It was a last-ditch effort to save the company.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Final, ultimate, concluding, most recent, latest, terminal.
  • Verb: Endure, persist, continue, survive, hold out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Last out: To endure or survive a difficult period.
    • The team lasted out the season despite many injuries.
Related Idioms

  • "The last straw": The final problem in a series that makes a situation unbearable.

    • When he was late again, it was the last straw.

  • "To see the last of someone/something": To see someone or something for the final time.

    • I hope we've seen the last of that terrible weather.

  • "At long last": Finally, after a long wait.

    • At long last, the project is complete.
last

The runner in the red jersey crosses the finish line in last place.

Adjective
  1. lowest in rank or importance
    • last prize
    • in last place
  2. not to be altered or undone
    • the judge's decision is final
    • the arbiter will have the last say
  3. 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
  4. conclusive in a process or progression
    • the final answer
    • a last resort
    • the net result
  5. occurring at the time of death
    • his last words
    • the last rites
  6. most unlikely or unsuitable
    • the last person we would have suspected
    • the last man they would have chosen for the job
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. immediately past
    • last Thursday
    • the last chapter we read
Adverb
  1. the item at the end
    • last, I'll discuss family values
  2. most_recently
    • I saw him last in London
Noun
  1. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
  2. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
    • the end was exciting
    • I had to miss the last of the movie
  3. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
  4. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
  5. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
    • she stayed until his death
    • a struggle to the last
  6. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
    • he breathed his last
  7. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
    • he was the last to leave
    • he finished an inglorious last
  8. 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
Verb
  1. continue to live through hardship or adversity
    • 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?
  2. persist for a specified period of time
    • The bad weather lasted for three days

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