last meaning and definition

LAST noun

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, stopping point
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
   • "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
3. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
   • "he breathed his last"
4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
   • "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
   • synonyms: death
5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
   • "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
   • synonyms: end, final stage
8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
   • synonyms: cobbler's last, shoemaker's last

LAST verb

Definition of last (verb)

1. persist for a specified period of time
   • "The bad weather lasted for three days"
   • synonyms: 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?"
   • synonyms: endure, go, hold out, hold up, live, live on, survive

LAST adjective

Definition of last (adjective)

1. immediately past
   • "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
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"
   • antonym: first
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"
   • synonyms: concluding, final, terminal
4. most unlikely or unsuitable
   • "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
5. occurring at the time of death
   • "his last words"; "the last rites"
6. conclusive in a process or progression
   • "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
   • synonyms: final, 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"
   • synonyms: utmost
8. not to be altered or undone
   • "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
   • synonyms: final
9. lowest in rank or importance
   • "last prize"; "in last place"
   • synonyms: last-place, lowest

LAST adverb

Definition of last (adverb)

1. most_recently
   • "I saw him last in London"
2. the item at the end
   • "last, I'll discuss family values"
   • synonyms: finally, in conclusion, lastly