last

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
2. (not-comparable) Most recent, latest, last so far.
3. (not-comparable) Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
4. (not-comparable) Being the only one remaining of its class.
5. (not-comparable) Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
6. (not-comparable) Lowest in rank or degree.

Det

1. The (one) immediately before the present.
2. Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Most recently.
2. (not-comparable, sequence) after everything else; finally

Verb

1. (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
2. (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
3. (intransitive, slang) To purposefully refrain from orgasm
4. (obsolete, transitive) To perform, carry out.

Noun

A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.

Verb

To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
2. (obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
3. (obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
4. A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑːst/

Etymology

Cognate with German: leisten

Inherited from Old English: lǣste

Cognate with Swedish: läst

Cognate with German: Leisten

Cognate with Dutch: leest

In summary

From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest.

Synonyms

final

endure

continue

ultimate

past

previous

end

🔚

go on

finally

persist

conclusion

hindmost

hold out

latest

former

behind

closing

terminal

keep on

keep

concluding

maintain

take

most recent

lowest

live

late

lastly

worst

prior

in conclusion

rearmost

sustain

latter

last time

hold up

rear

at the end

go

bottom

wear

persevere

😣

survive

utmost

live on

run

slow down

last of all

suffice

hold

Translations

dernier

último

ultimo

durer

durar

letzte

dauern

último

durare

letzter

durar

últim

trwać

laatste

ostatni

Sentences

That was seven hundred more than last year .

I really liked the film we saw last week .

I think it was last Thursday , but I am not sure .

Who won last night's game ?

The city celebrates Zearing Days Celebration festival during the last weekend in July .

It is possible that the poem , " Per Ardua", is the last that Magee wrote .