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1. | [ adjective ] immediately past | |
Examples: | "last Thursday" "the last chapter we read" |
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Related terms: | past | |
2. | [ adjective ] coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining | |
Examples: | "the last time I saw Paris" "the last day of the month" "had the last word" "waited until the last minute" "down to his last nickel" |
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Related terms: | first intermediate endmost ultimate penultimate senior parting sunset subterminal antepenultimate | |
3. | [ adjective ] occurring at or forming an end or termination | |
Synonyms: | final concluding terminal | |
Examples: | "his concluding words came as a surprise" "the final chapter" "the last days of the dinosaurs" "terminal leave" |
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Related terms: | closing | |
4. | [ adjective ] more advanced in time or nearer to the end in a sequence | |
Synonyms: | latter later | |
Examples: | "these latter days" "the latter (or last) part of the book" "latter (or later) part of the 18th century" |
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Related terms: | late | |
5. | [ adjective ] conclusive in a process or progression | |
Synonyms: | final net | |
Examples: | "the final answer" "a last resort" "the net result" |
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Related terms: | ultimate | |
6. | [ adjective ] most unlikely or unsuitable | |
Examples: | "the last person we would have suspected" "the last man they would have chosen for the job" |
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Related terms: | unlikely | |
7. | [ verb ] persist or be long; in time | |
Synonyms: | endure | |
Examples: | "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
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Related terms: | measure wear drag_on run | |
8. | [ verb ] continue to live; endure or last | |
Synonyms: | live survive endure go hold_up hold_out live_on | |
Examples: | "We went without water and food for 3 days" "The legend of Elvis lives on" "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" |
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Related terms: | stand_up live_out perennate exist be be | |
9. | [ verb ] (work) support oneself by doing a certain type of work | |
Synonyms: | live survive endure live_on go hold_up live_off hold_out live_by exist_by | |
Examples: | "She lives on the meager income from her writing" |
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Related terms: | exist stand_up live_out perennate exist be be | |
10. | [ adjective ] not to be altered or undone | |
Synonyms: | final | |
Examples: | "the judge's decision is final" "the arbiter will have the last say" |
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Related terms: | unalterable | |
11. | [ adverb ] more recently than any other time | |
Synonyms: | most_recently | |
Examples: | "I saw him last in London" |
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12. | [ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) | |
Synonyms: | close stopping_point conclusion terminus finish finis finale | |
Examples: | "excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
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Related terms: | end end happening point draw third-place_finish photo_finish runner-up_finish terminate complete close finish | |
13. | [ adjective ] lowest in rank or importance | |
Synonyms: | lowest last-place | |
Examples: | "last prize" "in last place" |
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Related terms: | worst | |
14. | [ adjective ] lowest in rank or importance | |
Synonyms: | lowest last-place | |
Examples: | "last prize" "in last place" |
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Related terms: | worst | |
15. | [ adjective ] highest in extent or degree | |
Synonyms: | utmost | |
Examples: | "to the last measure of human endurance" "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" |
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Related terms: | high | |
16. | [ noun ] a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do | |
Examples: | "he breathed his last" |
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Related terms: | activity | |
17. | [ adverb ] the item at the end | |
Synonyms: | finally in_conclusion lastly | |
Examples: | "last, I'll discuss family values" |
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18. | [ noun ] the last or lowest in an ordering or series | |
Examples: | "he was the last to leave" "he finished an inglorious last" |
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Related terms: | rank | |
19. | [ adjective ] in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style | |
Synonyms: | latest newest up-to-date | |
Examples: | "wears only the latest style" "the last thing in swimwear" "knows the newest dances" "up-to-date technology" |
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Related terms: | modern fashionable | |
20. | [ verb ] persist or continue | |
Examples: | "The rains lasted four days" |
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Related terms: | continue | |
21. | [ noun ] a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds | |
Related terms: | weight_unit | |
22. | [ noun ] (British) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels | |
Related terms: | volume_unit UK | |
23. | [ adjective ] in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style | |
Synonyms: | latest newest up-to-date with-it cutting-edge | |
Examples: | "wears only the latest style" "the last thing in swimwear" "knows the newest dances" "cutting-edge technology" "a with-it boutique" |
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Related terms: | fashionable | |
24. | [ adjective ] occurring at the time of death | |
Examples: | "his last words" "the last rites" |
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Related terms: | dying | |
25. | [ noun ] the time at which life ends; continuing until dead | |
Synonyms: | death | |
Examples: | "she stayed until his death" "a struggle to the last" |
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Related terms: | end die | |
26. | [ noun ] the concluding parts of an event or occurrence | |
Synonyms: | end final_stage | |
Examples: | : "the end was exciting" "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
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Related terms: | ending homestretch end_game passing end_game terminate end | |
27. | [ noun ] holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes | |
Synonyms: | cobbler's_last shoemaker's_last | |
Related terms: | holding_device | |
Similar spelling: |
lawsuit laxity Lakita least Laquita |