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Last

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Definitions for Last

noun
the temporal end
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Examples
  1. the concluding time
  2. the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
  3. the market was up at the finish
  4. they were playing better at the close of the season
noun
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
Examples
  1. he was the last to leave
  2. he finished an inglorious last
noun
a person's dying act
Examples
  1. the final thing a person can do
  2. he breathed his last
noun
the time at which life ends
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Examples
  1. continuing until dead
  2. she stayed until his death
  3. a struggle to the last
noun
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
noun
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
noun
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
Synonyms
end
Examples
  1. the end was exciting
  2. I had to miss the last of the movie
noun
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Synonyms
shoemaker's last cobbler's last
verb
persist for a specified period of time
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Examples
  1. The bad weather lasted for three days
verb
continue to live and avoid dying
Synonyms
survive live live on go endure hold up hold out
Examples
  1. We went without water and food for 3 days
  2. These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  3. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  4. how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived
adjective
immediately past
Synonyms
last(a)
Examples
  1. last Thursday
  2. the last chapter we read
adjective
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
Examples
  1. the last time I saw Paris
  2. the last day of the month
  3. had the last word
  4. waited until the last minute
  5. he raised his voice in a last supreme call
  6. the last game of the season
  7. down to his last nickel
adjective
occurring at or forming an end or termination
Synonyms
Examples
  1. his concluding words came as a surprise
  2. the final chapter
  3. the last days of the dinosaurs
  4. terminal leave
adjective
most unlikely or unsuitable
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  1. the last person we would have suspected
  2. the last man they would have chosen for the job
adjective
occurring at the time of death
Examples
  1. his last words
  2. the last rites
adjective
conclusive in a process or progression
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  1. the final answer
  2. a last resort
  3. the net result
adjective
highest in extent or degree
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  1. to the last measure of human endurance
  2. whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
adjective
not to be altered or undone
Synonyms
Examples
  1. the judge's decision is final
  2. the arbiter will have the last say
adjective
lowest in rank or importance
Synonyms
last-place lowest
Examples
  1. last prize
  2. in last place
adverb
most recently
Examples
  1. I saw him last in London
adverb
the item at the end
Synonyms
lastly in conclusion finally
Examples
  1. last, I'll discuss family values

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