last
adjective
[ lɑːst ]
• coming after all others in time or order; final.
• "they caught the last bus"
Similar:
rearmost,
rear,
hindmost,
bringing up the rear,
nearest the rear,
at the end,
furthest back,
aftermost,
endmost,
furthest behind,
final,
ultimate,
most remote,
remotest,
furthest,
utmost,
extreme,
at the back (of the queue),
at the back (of the line),
closing,
concluding,
ending,
end,
finishing,
terminal,
terminating,
valedictory,
later,
latter,
• most recent in time; latest.
• "last year"
• only remaining.
• "it's our last hope"
Similar:
final,
only remaining,
only one left,
last
adverb
• on the last occasion before the present; previously.
• "a woman last heard of in Cornwall"
• after all others in order or sequence.
• "the last-named film"
• (especially in enumerating points) lastly.
• "and last, I'd like to thank you all for coming"
last
noun
• the last person or thing; the one occurring, mentioned, or acting after all others.
• "the last of their guests had gone"
Origin:
Old English latost (adverb) ‘after all others in a series’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laatst, lest and German letzt, also to late.
last
verb
• (of a process, activity, or state) continue for a specified period of time.
• "the guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes"
Similar:
continue,
go on,
carry on,
keep on,
keep going,
run on,
proceed,
be prolonged,
take,
stay,
remain,
persist,
endure,
• continue to operate or remain usable for a considerable or specified length of time.
• "the car is built to last"
Opposite:
wear out,
Origin:
Old English lǣstan, of Germanic origin, related to German leisten ‘afford, yield’, also to last3.
last
noun
• a shoemaker's model for shaping or repairing a shoe or boot.
Origin:
Old English lǣste, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘follow’; related to Dutch leest and German Leisten .
