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last > 22 senses
ADJECTIVE1lastImmediately past
2lastComing after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
3last, concluding, final, terminalOccurring at or forming an end or termination
4last, final, netConclusive in a process or progression
5lastMost unlikely or unsuitable
6lastOccurring at the time of death
7last, finalNot to be altered or undone
8last, last-place, lowestLowest in rank or importance
9last, utmostHighest in extent or degree
10last, latest, newest, up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-itIn accord with the most fashionable ideas or style
ADVERB1last, most recentlyMore recently than any other time
2last, lastly, in conclusion, finallyThe item at the end
NOUN1last, stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, closeThe temporal end
2lastThe last or lowest in an ordering or series
3lastA person's dying act
4last, deathThe time at which life ends
5lastA unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6lastA unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
7last, end, final stageThe concluding parts of an event or occurrence
8last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's lastHolding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
VERB1last, endurePersist or be long
2last, survive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold outContinue to live
last > pronunciation
Soundslae's; lae'st; lao'st
Rhymesalas, Alsace, amass, and 43 more rhymes in aes at the HyperDic website...
aghast, amassed, bast / Bast, and 39 more rhymes in aest at the HyperDic website...
accost, cost, crisscrossed, and 9 more rhymes in aost at the HyperDic website...
last > adjective 1
MeaningImmediately past.
Examples"last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
Similar topast
last > adjective 2
MeaningComing 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"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"
Similarantepenultimate; endmost, terminal; parting, parthian; penultimate, next-to-last; senior, fourth-year; subterminal; sunset; ultimate
Contraryfirst; intermediate
Adverbslast
last > adjective 3
MeaningOccurring at or forming an end or termination.
Examples"the last days of the dinosaurs"
Synonymsconcluding, final, terminal
Similar toclosing
last > adjective 4
MeaningConclusive in a process or progression.
Examples"a last resort"
Synonymsfinal, net
Similar toultimate
last > adjective 5
MeaningMost unlikely or unsuitable.
Examples"the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
Similar tounlikely
last > adjective 6
MeaningOccurring at the time of death.
Examples"his last words"; "the last rites"
Similar todying
last > adjective 7
MeaningNot to be altered or undone.
Examples"the arbiter will have the last say"
Synonymsfinal
Similar tounalterable, inalterable
last > adjective 8
MeaningLowest in rank or importance.
Examples"last prize"; "in last place"
Synonymslast-place, lowest
Similar toworst
last > adjective 9
MeaningHighest in extent or degree.
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"
Synonymsutmost
Similar tohigh
last > adjective 10
MeaningIn accord with the most fashionable ideas or style.
Examples"the last thing in swimwear"
Synonymslatest, newest, up-to-date, cutting-edge, with-it
Similar tofashionable, stylish
last > noun 1, time
MeaningThe temporal end. The concluding time.
Synonymsstopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close
Broaderend, ending
last > noun 2, relation
MeaningThe last or lowest in an ordering or series.
Examples"he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
Broaderrank
last > noun 3, act
MeaningA person's dying act. The last thing a person can do.
Examples"he breathed his last"
Broaderactivity
last > noun 4, time
MeaningThe time at which life ends. Continuing until dead.
Examples"a struggle to the last"
Synonymsdeath
Broaderend, ending
last > noun 5, quantity
MeaningA unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds.
Broaderweight unit, weight
last > noun 6, quantity
MeaningA unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels.
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Broadervolume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
last > noun 7, event
MeaningThe concluding parts of an event or occurrence.
Examples"I had to miss the last of the movie"
Synonymsend, final stage
Narrowerendgame, end game; endgame, end game; homestretch; passing
Broaderending, conclusion, finish
last > noun 8, artifact
MeaningHolding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes.
Synonymsshoemaker's last, cobbler's last
Broaderholding device
last > adverb 1
MeaningMore recently than any other time.
Examples"I saw him last in London"
Synonymsmost recently
last > adverb 2
MeaningThe item at the end.
Examples"last, I'll discuss family values"
Synonymslastly, in conclusion, finally
Adjectiveslast
last > verb 1, stative
MeaningPersist or be long. In time.
PatternSomething ----s something
Examples"The bad weather lasted for three days"
Synonymsendure
Narrowerrun, run for; wear, hold out, endure; drag on, drag out
Broadermeasure
last > verb 2, stative
MeaningContinue to live. Endure or last.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
ModelThe business is going to last
Synonymssurvive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
Entailsbe, live
Narrowerstand up, hold up, hold water; perennate; live out
Similar tobe, live; exist, survive, live, subsist

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