last in English dictionary

  • last

    Meanings and definitions of "last"

    • Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
    • Most recent, latest, last so far.
    • Least preferable.
    • The one immediately past
    • Closest to seven days (one week) ago.
    • most recently
    • (sequence) after everything else; finally
    • (transitive, obsolete) To perform, carry out.
    • (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
    • (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
    • a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
    • (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.
    • adjective
      Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
    • adjective
      Most recent, latest, last so far.
    • adjective
      Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
    • adjective
      Being the only one remaining of its class.
    • adjective
      Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
    • adjective
      Lowest in rank or degree.
    • adverb
      Most recently.
    • adverb
      (sequence)
      after everything else; finally
    • noun
      A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
    • noun
      A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To perform, carry out.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To endure, continue over time.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
    • verb
      To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
    • After all the others.
    • last (year)
    • keep well (food)
    • Final
    • Most recent
    • Least preferable
    • after everything else
    • finally
    • endure, continue over time
    • to hold out
    • tool
    • 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"
    • adjective
      conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
    • 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"
    • adjective
      lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"
    • adjective
      most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
    • adjective
      not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
    • 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"
    • adjective
      occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
    • adverb
      most recently; "I saw him last in London"
    • adverb
      the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"
    • noun
      a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
    • noun
      a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
    • noun
      a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
    • noun
      holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
    • 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"
    • noun
      the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
    • 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"
    • verb
      persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

    Synonyms of "last" in English dictionary

    penultimate, parthian, capacity measure are the top synonyms of "last" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "last" in English dictionary

    first, intermediate are the top antonyms of "last" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of last

    • last ( plural  lasts)
    • last ( not comparable)
    • last ( third-person singular simple present lasts, present participle lasting, simple past and past participle lasted)
    • nieodm.  nieodmienny last, ~ed, ~ed; he ~s; be ~ing
    • last (not comparable)
    • last (plural lasts)
    • last (third-person singular simple present lasts, present participle lasting, simple past and past participle lasted)
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