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[Last]

Something that's last comes at the very end, after any others of its kind. The last day of the year is December 31st.

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of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

Noun
a person''s dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"

Noun
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

Noun
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

Noun
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

Noun
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

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Noun
the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

Noun
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

Noun
the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

Verb
continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

Verb
persist or be long; in time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

Adjective S.
occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"

Adjective S.
lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

Adjective S.
not to be altered or undone; "the judge''s decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

Adjective S.
in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "knows the newest dances"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"

Adjective S.
occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

Adjective
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "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

Adjective S.
highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

Adjective S.
most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

Adjective S.
conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

Adverb
more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London"

Adverb
the item at the end; "last, I''ll discuss family values"


3d pers. sing. pres.
of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

a.
Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.

a.
Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.

a.
Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.

a.
Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize.

a.
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.

a.
At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York.

a.
In conclusion; finally.

a.
At a time next preceding the present time.

v. i.
To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

v. i.
To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.

v. i.
A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.

v. t.
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.

n.
A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.

n.
The burden of a ship; a cargo.


Last

Last , 3d pers. sing. pres. of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Last

Last , a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.] 1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God.
Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.
2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week. 3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
Contending for principles of the last importance.
. 4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize. Pope. 5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft. At last, at the end of a certain period; after delay. "The duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived." Motley. -- At the last. [Prob. fr. AS. on l'beste behind, following behind, fr. l'best race, track, footstep. See Last mold of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] "Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last." Gen. xlix. 19. -- Last heir, the person to whom lands escheat for want of an heir. [Eng.] Abbott. -- On one's last legs, at, or near, the end of one's resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin, especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.] -- To breathe one's last, to die. -- To the last, to the end; till the conclusion.
And blunder on in business to the last.
Syn. -- At Last, At Length. These phrases both denote that some delayed end or result has been reached. At length implies that a long period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At last commonly implies that something has occurred (as interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as, in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.

Last

Last , adv. [See Last, a.] 1. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York. 2. In conclusion; finally.
Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires.
3. At a time next preceding the present time.
How long is't now since last yourself and I Were in a mask ?

Last

Last, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.] [OE. lasten, As. l'91stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l'best, lst, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.] 1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.
2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.

Last

Last, n. [AS. l'besttrace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l'84st, Dan. l'91st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.
The cobbler is not to go beyond his last.
Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.

Last

Last, v. t. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.

Last

Last, n. [As. hl'91st, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See Lade.] 1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs. 2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance

At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York.

To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.

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

A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.

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Usage Examples

'Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone All her lovely companions Are faded and gone.

All of Koons's best art - the encased vacuum cleaners, the stainless-steel Rabbit (the late-twentieth century's signature work of Simulationist sculpture), the amazing gleaming Balloon Dog, and the cast-iron re-creation of a Civil War mortar exhibited last month at the Armory - has simultaneously flaunted extreme realism, idealism, and fantasy.

After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I started a band with some friends of mine called Jack's Car, but that didn't last.

'Blind Curve,' the book I'm working on now, sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I was pulled out of my car for a minor traffic violation - an incident that escalated into my being thrown into cuffs and told I was going to jail. Except in my story, the hero doesn't get off as easily as I did.

A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.

A racially integrated community is a chronological term timed from the entrance of the first black family to the exit of the last white family.

A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning.

Misspelled Form

last, klast, olast, plast, :last, kast, oast, past, :ast, lkast, loast, lpast, l:ast, lqast, lwast, lsast, lzast, lqst, lwst, lsst, lzst, laqst, lawst, lasst, lazst, laast, lawst, laest, ladst, laxst, lazst, laat, lawt, laet, ladt, laxt, lazt, lasat, laswt, laset, lasdt, lasxt, laszt, lasrt, las5t, las6t, lasyt, lasgt, lasr, las5, las6, lasy, lasg, lastr, last5, last6, lasty, lastg.

Other Usage Examples

A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, including the structure for this new director of national intelligence.

A lot of what I've been learning in the last two years is due to therapy - about my sexuality, why things go wrong, why relationships haven't worked. It isn't anything to do with anybody else it's to do with me.

'The Panorama' is also the last place anywhere in New York where the World Trade Center still stands, whole, as it stood in the early morning of September 11. I can also see the corner where I saw the first tower fall and howled out loud. Seeing the buildings again here is uplifting, healing.

A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort.

After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain.

A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.

A man's ability to haggle is never a turn-on. The only thing less romantic than how much you paid is how much you saved. The last thing we want to hear is how you talked the jeweler down on our new earrings.

Al Jazeera aired a new tape of Osama bin Laden. It was the usual stuff, he called Bush evil, the Great Satan, called him a war monger. Basically, the same thing you heard at last night's Democratic debate.

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