last
1. [ adjective ] immediately past
Examples:

"last Thursday" "the last chapter we read"

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"

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"

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"

Related terms: late
5. [ adjective ] conclusive in a process or progression
Synonyms: final net
Examples:

"the final answer" "a last resort" "the net result"

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"

Related terms: unlikely
7. [ verb ] persist or be long; in time
Synonyms: endure
Examples:

"The bad weather lasted for three days"

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"

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"

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"

Related terms: unalterable
11. [ adverb ] more recently than any other time
Synonyms: most_recently
Examples:

"I saw him last in London"

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"

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"

Related terms: worst
14. [ adjective ] lowest in rank or importance
Synonyms: lowest last-place
Examples:

"last prize" "in last place"

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"

Related terms: high
16. [ noun ] a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do
Examples:

"he breathed his last"

Related terms: activity
17. [ adverb ] the item at the end
Synonyms: finally in_conclusion lastly
Examples:

"last, I'll discuss family values"

18. [ noun ] the last or lowest in an ordering or series
Examples:

"he was the last to leave" "he finished an inglorious last"

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"

Related terms: modern fashionable
20. [ verb ] persist or continue
Examples:

"The rains lasted four days"

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"

Related terms: fashionable
24. [ adjective ] occurring at the time of death
Examples:

"his last words" "the last rites"

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"

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"

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
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