Last

English Meaning

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
2. Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
3. Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
4. Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
5. Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
6. Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
7. Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
8. The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
9. Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
10. Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
11. Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
12. Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
13. Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
14. After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
15. Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.
16. At the end; finally: Add the butter last.
17. One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
18. The end: held out until the last.
19. The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles.
20. at last After a considerable length of time; finally.
21. at long last After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay: At long last the winter was over.
22. To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
23. To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
24. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
25. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
26. To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?
27. To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
28. To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.
29. A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
30. To mold or shape on a last.
31. Chiefly British A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons.