'Last' definitions:

Definition of 'last'

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adverb
Most_recently; "I saw him last in London"
adverb
The item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: last, lastly, in conclusion, finally]
adjective
Immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
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" [ant: first]
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" [syn: concluding, final, last, terminal]
adjective
Most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
adjective
Occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"
adjective
Conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net]
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" [syn: last, utmost]
adjective
Not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: final, last]
adjective
Lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" [syn: last, last-place, lowest]
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" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close]
noun
The last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
noun
A person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"
noun
The time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn: death, last]
noun
A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
noun
A unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
noun
The concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: end, last, final stage]
noun
Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes [syn: last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last]
verb
Persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: last, endure]
verb
Continue to live through hardship or adversity; "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?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), adv. [See Last, a.]
  • 1. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. In conclusion; finally; lastly. [1913 Webster]
  • Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. At a time next preceding the present time. [1913 Webster]
  • How long is't now since last yourself and I Were in a mask ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.]
  • 1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance. [1913 Webster]
  • Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. --Neh. viii. 18. [1913 Webster]
  • Fairest of stars, last in the train of night. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. [1913 Webster]
  • Contending for principles of the last importance. --R. Hall. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft. [1913 Webster]
  • At last, at the end of a certain period; after delay. "The duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived." --Motley.
  • At the last. [Prob. fr. AS. on l[=a]ste behind, following behind, fr. l[=a]st race, track, footstep. See Last mold of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] "Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last." --Gen. xlix. 19.
  • Last heir, the person to whom lands escheat for lack of an heir. [Eng.] --Abbott.
  • On one's last legs, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.]
  • To breathe one's last, to die.
  • To the last, to the end; till the conclusion. [1913 Webster]
  • And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope.
  • Syn: At Last, At Length.
  • Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\, n. [AS. l[=a]st trace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l[aum]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed. [1913 Webster]
  • The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l[=ae]st, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.]
  • 1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. [1913 Webster]
  • [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of Love. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\, v. t. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Last \Last\, n. [As. hl[ae]st, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade.]
  • 1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The burden of a ship; a cargo. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Last'

From: GCIDE
  • Late \Late\ (l[=a]t), a. [Compar. Later (l[=a]t"[~e]r), or latter (l[a^]t"t[~e]r); superl. Latest (l[=a]t"[e^]st) or Last (l[.a]st).] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[ae]t; akin to OS. lat, D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel. latr, Sw. lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See Let to permit, and cf. Alas, Lassitude.]
  • 1. Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of the day; a late period of life. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the late rains; we have received late intelligence. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'last'

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