Definitions of LAST in various dictionaries:
noun -
the temporal end
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the last or lowest in an ordering or series
noun -
a person's dying act
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the time at which life ends
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a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
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a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
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the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
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holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
verb -
persist for a specified period of time
verb -
continue to live through hardship or adversity
adj -
immediately past
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coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
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occurring at or forming an end or termination
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most unlikely or unsuitable
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occurring at the time of death
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conclusive in a process or progression
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highest in extent or degree
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not to be altered or undone
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lowest in rank or importance
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most recently
adv -
the item at the end
Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940’s.
At the end; finally: Add the butter last.
One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
The end: held out until the last.
These adj ectives mean coming after all others in chronology or sequence.
To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated.
To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last? — v.
To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.
A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons.
verb - to continue in existence