Meaning & Definition of Last in English
Last
noun
1. 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"
- stopping point,
- finale,
- finis,
- finish,
- last,
- conclusion,
- close
2. The last or lowest in an ordering or series
- "He was the last to leave"
- "He finished an inglorious last"
- last
3. A person's dying act
- The final thing a person can do
- "He breathed his last"
- last
4. The time at which life ends
- Continuing until dead
- "She stayed until his death"
- "A struggle to the last"
- death,
- last
5. A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
- last
6. A unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
- last
7. The concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- "The end was exciting"
- "I had to miss the last of the movie"
- end,
- last,
- final stage
8. Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
- last,
- shoemaker's last,
- cobbler's last
verb
1. Persist for a specified period of time
- "The bad weather lasted for three days"
- last,
- endure
2. Continue to live through hardship or adversity
- "We went without water and food for 3 days"
- "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of america"
- "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"
- "How long can a person last without food and water?"
- survive,
- last,
- live,
- live on,
- go,
- endure,
- hold up,
- hold out
adjective
1. Immediately past
- "Last thursday"
- "The last chapter we read"
- last(a)
2. 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 of the season"
- "Down to his last nickel"
- last
3. 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"
- concluding,
- final,
- last,
- terminal
4. Most unlikely or unsuitable
- "The last person we would have suspected"
- "The last man they would have chosen for the job"
- last
5. Occurring at the time of death
- "His last words"
- "The last rites"
- last
6. Conclusive in a process or progression
- "The final answer"
- "A last resort"
- "The net result"
- final,
- last,
- net
7. 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"
- last,
- utmost
8. Not to be altered or undone
- "The judge's decision is final"
- "The arbiter will have the last say"
- final,
- last
9. Lowest in rank or importance
- "Last prize"
- "In last place"
- last,
- last-place,
- lowest
adverb
1. Most recently
- "I saw him last in london"
- last
2. The item at the end
- "Last, i'll discuss family values"
- last,
- lastly,
- in conclusion,
- finally