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Last
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1. close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point
the temporal end; the concluding time
Example Sentences:'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'
2. last
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
Example Sentences:'he was the last to leave''he finished an inglorious last'
3. last
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
Example Sentences:'he breathed his last'
4. death, last
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
Example Sentences:'she stayed until his death''a struggle to the last'
5. last
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6. last
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
7. end, final stage, last
the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
Example Sentences:'the end was exciting''I had to miss the last of the movie'
8. cobbler's last, last, shoemaker's last
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Verb
9. endure, last
persist for a specified period of time
Example Sentences:'The bad weather lasted for three days'
10. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive
continue to live through hardship or adversity
Example Sentences:'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?'
Adjective
11. last
immediately past
Example Sentences:'last Thursday''the last chapter we read'
12. last
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
Example Sentences:'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'
13. concluding, final, last, terminal
occurring at or forming an end or termination
Example Sentences:'his concluding words came as a surprise''the final chapter''the last days of the dinosaurs''terminal leave'
14. last
most unlikely or unsuitable
Example Sentences:'the last person we would have suspected''the last man they would have chosen for the job'
15. last
occurring at the time of death
Example Sentences:'his last words''the last rites'
conclusive in a process or progression
Example Sentences:'the final answer''a last resort''the net result'
17. last, utmost
highest in extent or degree
Example Sentences:'to the last measure of human endurance''whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually'
18. final, last
not to be altered or undone
Example Sentences:'the judge's decision is final''the arbiter will have the last say'
19. last, last-place, lowest
lowest in rank or importance
Example Sentences:'last prize''in last place'
Adverb
20. last
most_recently
Example Sentences:'I saw him last in London'
21. finally, in conclusion, last, lastly
the item at the end
Example Sentences:'last, I'll discuss family values'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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