Last Definition

lăst
lasted, lastest, lasts
adjective
lastest
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Being or coming after all others in place; farthest from the first; hindmost.
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Being the only one left.
His last nickel; as a last resort.
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Coming after all others in time; farthest from the beginning; latest.
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Just past; most recent.
Last year; the last time I checked.
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adverb
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After all others; at the end.
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Most recently.
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Finally; in conclusion.
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noun
Someone or something which comes last.
Elizabeth I was the last of the Tudor monarchs.
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The final or concluding part; end.
Friends to the last.
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The end.
Held out until the last.
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The final mention or appearance.
Haven't seen the last of our troubles.
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A block or form shaped like a person's foot, on which shoes are made or repaired.
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verb
lasted, lasts
To remain in existence or operation; continue; go on; endure.
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To continue or endure throughout.
Doubtful whether he can last (out) the training period.
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To form with a last.
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To remain in good condition; wear well.
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To continue unconsumed, unspent, etc.
Enough food to last for a month.
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determiner
The (one) immediately before the present.
Last night the moon was full.
We went there last year.
Last Tuesday was Hallowe'en.
Last time we talked about this was in January.
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(of a day of the week) Closest to seven days (one week) ago.
It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.
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idiom
at last
  • After a considerable length of time; finally.
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at long last
  • After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay:

    At long last the winter was over.

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at long last
  • after a long time; finally
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at the last minute (<i>or</i> moment, second, <i>etc.</i>)
  • at the latest possible time or opportunity; just before it is too late
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see (<i>or</i> hear<i>, etc.</i>) the last of
  • to see (or hear, etc.) for the last time
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Other Word Forms of Last

Noun

Singular:
last
Plural:
lasters, lasts

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Last

Origin of Last

  • From Middle English last, from Old English hlæst (“burden, load, freight"), from Proto-Germanic *hlastuz (“burden, load, freight"), from Proto-Indo-European *klehâ‚‚- (“to put, lay out"). Cognate with West Frisian lêst, Dutch last, German Last, Swedish last, Icelandic lest.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English leste, laste from Old English lǣste from lǣst, lāst sole of the foot leis-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English latost superlative of læt late lē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English lÇ£stan, from Proto-Germanic *laistijanÄ…. Cognate with German leisten (“yield").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lasten from Old English lǣstan leis-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English load, a kind of measure from Old English hlæst load

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English latost

    From Wiktionary

  • Old English læste.

    From Wiktionary

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