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Definition: Meaning of, last in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɑːst /

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  1. most recent or nearest to the present time [↪  next (12)]
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  2. happening or existing at the end, with no others after
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  3. remaining after all others have gone, been used etc
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  4. the last minute/moment the latest possible time before something happens
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  5. the last person/thing used to make a strong negative statement about someone or something
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  6. be the last straw to be the final thing in a series of annoying things that makes someone very angry
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  7. last thing (at night) at the very end of the day
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  8. on your last legs informal very tired
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  9. on your last legs informal very ill and likely to die soon
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  10. on its last legs informal old or in bad condition, and likely to stop working soon
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  11. be the last word in something to be the best, most modern, or most comfortable example of something
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  1. most recently before now [↪  next]
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  2. after everything or everyone else
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  3. last but not least used when mentioning the last person or thing in a list, to emphasize that they are still important
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  1. the last the person or thing that comes after all the others
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  2. at (long) last if something happens at last, it happens after you have been hoping, waiting, or working for it a long time
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  3. the day/week/year etc before last the day, week etc before the one that has just finished
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  4. the last of something the remaining parts of something
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  5. somebody hasn't heard the last of somebody/something if you have not heard the last of someone or something, they may return and cause problems for you in the future
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  6. somebody will never hear the last of something if you will never hear the last of something, someone will be angry with you about it for a long time
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  7. the last I heard spoken used to tell someone the most recent news that you know about a person or situation
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  8. to the last formal until the end of an event or the end of someone's life
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
last lasted lasted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
lasting lasts
  1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to continue for a particular length of time
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to continue to exist, be effective, or remain in good condition for a long time
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  3. also last out (something) British English [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to manage to remain in the same situation, even when this is difficult
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  4. [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to be enough for someone for a period of time [=  do]
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last lasts
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  1. a piece of wood or metal shaped like a human foot, used by someone who makes and repairs shoes
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last used in phrases

  • Custer's Last Stand (noun)
    1. which were supported by Cheyenne warriors 1876 a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans ; Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces and was killed along with all his command
  • Last Day (noun)
    1. New Testament day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
  • Last Frontier (noun)
    1. a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
  • Last Judgement (noun)
    1. New Testament day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
  • Last Judgment (noun)
    1. New Testament day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
  • Last Night of the Proms, the
    1. the last concert of the PROMS (=a series of concerts held each summer in the ALBERT HALL in London). The second part of the concert always consists of the same tunes and songs, and the people who go to the concert join the singing.
  • Last Supper (noun)
    1. the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion
  • Last Supper, the
    1. in the New Testament of the Bible, the meal eaten by Jesus and his twelve DISCIPLE s on the evening before he was CRUCIFIED . Jesus gave everyone bread and wine, and the Christian ceremony of the EUCHARIST is based on this meal.
    2. a painting of this event, especially the one painted by LEONARDO DA VINCI from 1495 to 1497, on the wall of a MONASTERY in Milan.
  • Last Tango in Paris
    1. (1972) a US film in which Marlon BRANDO appears as a man living in Paris who has a sexual relationship with a young woman. Some people found it shocking when it was first shown because it contained a lot of sex scenes.
  • Last of the Mohicans, The
    1. (1826) a novel by James Fenimore COOPER about the lives of Native Americans and the adventures of PIONEER s (= the first Europeans) in North America
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last used in phrasal verbs

  • last out (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] [never passive] to manage to stay alive for a particular period of time
    2. [intransitive] British English to continue to be enough for what people need
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