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last

/ last /
noun/adverb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a person''s dying act; the last thing a person can do
"he breathed his last"
Type of:
activity
adverb Sense 2
more recently than any other time
"I saw him last in London"
adjective satellite Sense 3
most unlikely or unsuitable
"the last person we would have suspected"
"the last man they would have chosen for the job"
Similar:
unlikely
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
Similar:
high
adjective Sense 5
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"
Similar:
antepenultimate endmost terminal parting parthian penultimate next-to-last senior(a)
Opposites:
intermediate first
adjective satellite Sense 6
lowest in rank or importance
"last prize"
"in last place"
Similar:
worst
adjective satellite Sense 7
occurring at the time of death
"his last words"
"the last rites"
Similar:
dying(a)
verb Sense 8
persist or be long; in time
"The bad weather lasted for three days"
Type of:
measure
Kinds of:
run run for wear hold out endure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adverb Sense 9
the item at the end
"last, I''ll discuss family values"
noun Sense 10
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Type of:
holding device
noun Sense 11
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
"he was the last to leave"
"he finished an inglorious last"
Type of:
rank
noun Sense 12
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
Type of:
volume unit capacity unit capacity measure
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
noun Sense 13
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
Type of:
weight unit weight
adjective satellite Sense 14
conclusive in a process or progression
"the final answer"
"a last resort"
"the net result"
Similar:
ultimate
noun Sense 15
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
"the end was exciting"
"I had to miss the last of the movie"
Type of:
ending conclusion finish
Kinds of:
endgame end game homestretch passing
Derived:
end terminate stop finish cease
verb Sense 16
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"
Kinds of:
stand up hold up hold water perennate live out
Derived:
survival endurance
Verb group:
be live exist survive subsist
Entails:
be live
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 17
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"
Similar:
fashionable stylish
adjective satellite Sense 18
not to be altered or undone
"the judge''s decision is final"
"the arbiter will have the last say"
Similar:
unalterable inalterable
noun Sense 19
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death"
"a struggle to the last"
Type of:
end ending
Derived:
die decease perish go exit
adjective satellite Sense 20
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"
Similar:
closing
noun Sense 21
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"
Type of:
end ending
Derived:
conclude close fold shut down close down
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
21
Total Synonyms
18
Total Relationships
74
Times Searched
5
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activity unlikely high antepenultimate endmost terminal parting parthian penultimate next-to-last senior(a) intermediate