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1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
2. Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
3. Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
4. Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
5. Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
6. Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
7. a. Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
   b. The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
8. Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
9. Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
10. Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
11. a. Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
    b. Administered just before death: the last sacraments.

1. After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
2. Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.
3. At the end; finally: Add the butter last.

1. One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
2. The end: held out until the last.
3. The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles.

Related Forms:

• lastˈly adverb

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1. a. To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
   b. To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
2. a. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
   b. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
3. To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?

1. To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
2. To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.

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