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English adjective: last | |||
| 1. | last immediately past | ||
| Samples | Last Thursday. The last chapter we read. | ||
| Similar | past | ||
| Antonyms | future, present | ||
| 2. | last coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | fourth-year, senior, sunset, ultimate | ||
| Antonyms | first | ||
| 3. | last occurring at or forming an end or termination | ||
| Samples | His concluding words came as a surprise. The final chapter. The last days of the dinosaurs. Terminal leave. | ||
| Synonyms | concluding, final, terminal | ||
| Similar | closing | ||
| Antonyms | opening | ||
| 4. | last most unlikely or unsuitable | ||
| Samples | The last person we would have suspected. The last man they would have chosen for the job. | ||
| Similar | unlikely | ||
| Antonyms | likely | ||
| 5. | last occurring at the time of death | ||
| Samples | His last words. The last rites. | ||
| Similar | dying | ||
| Antonyms | nascent | ||
| 6. | last conclusive in a process or progression | ||
| Samples | The final answer. A last resort. The net result. | ||
| Synonyms | final, net | ||
| Similar | ultimate | ||
| Antonyms | proximate | ||
| 7. | last highest in extent or degree | ||
| Samples | To the last measure of human endurance. Whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually. | ||
| Synonyms | utmost | ||
| Similar | high | ||
| Antonyms | low | ||
| 8. | last not to be altered or undone | ||
| Samples | The judge's decision is final. The arbiter will have the last say. | ||
| Synonyms | final | ||
| Similar | inalterable, unalterable | ||
| Antonyms | alterable | ||
| 9. | last lowest in rank or importance | ||
| Samples | Last prize. In last place. | ||
| Synonyms | last-place, lowest | ||
| Similar | worst | ||
| Antonyms | best | ||
English noun: last | |||
| 1. | last (time) the temporal end; the concluding time | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, stopping point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, ending | ||
| 2. | last the last or lowest in an ordering or series | ||
| Samples | He was the last to leave. He finished an inglorious last. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rank | ||
| 3. | last (act) a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do | ||
| Samples | He breathed his last. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| 4. | last (time) the time at which life ends; continuing until dead | ||
| Samples | She stayed until his death. A struggle to the last. | ||
| Synonyms | death | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | end, ending | ||
| 5. | last (quantity) a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weight, weight unit | ||
| 6. | last (quantity) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 7. | last (event) the concluding parts of an event or occurrence | ||
| Samples | The end was exciting. I had to miss the last of the movie. | ||
| Synonyms | end, final stage | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, finish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | end game, end game, endgame, endgame, homestretch, passing | ||
| 8. | last (artifact) holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes | ||
| Synonyms | cobbler's last, shoemaker's last | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | holding device | ||
English adverb: last | |||
| 1. | last most_recently | ||
| Samples | I saw him last in London. | ||
| 2. | last the item at the end | ||
| Samples | Last, I'll discuss family values. | ||
| Synonyms | finally, in conclusion, lastly | ||
English verb: last | |||
| 1. | last (stative) persist for a specified period of time | ||
| Samples | The bad weather lasted for three days. | ||
| Synonyms | endure | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drag on, drag out, endure, hold out, run, run for, wear | ||
| 2. | last (stative) continue to live through hardship or adversity | ||
| Samples | 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?. | ||
| Examples | The business is going to last | ||
| Synonyms | endure, go, hold out, hold up, live, live on, survive | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hold up, hold water, live out, perennate, stand up | ||
| Entail | be, live | ||
| Verb group | be, exist, live, live, subsist, survive | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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