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   adjective

   • 1. coming after all others in time or order; final: "they caught the last bus" Similar rearmostrearhindmostbringing up the rearnearest the rearat the endfurthest backaftermostendmostfurthest behindfinalultimatemost remoteremotestfurthestutmostextremeat the back (of the queue)at the back (of the line)closingconcludingfinalendingendfinishingultimateterminalterminatingvaledictorylaterlatterOpposite firstleadingearlyinitial
   • ▪ met with or encountered after any others: "the last house in the village"
   • ▪ the lowest in importance or rank: "finishing in last place"
   • ▪ the least likely or suitable: "the last thing she needed was a husband" Similar least likelymost unlikelymost improbablemost reluctantleast suitablemost unsuitablemost inappropriateleast appropriateleast wantedleast favoriteOpposite firstmost likely
   • 2. most recent in time; latest: "last year" Similar previousprecedinglatestmost recentpriorformerOpposite next
   • ▪ immediately preceding in order; previous in a sequence or enumeration: "their last album"
   • 3. only remaining: "it's our last hope" Similar finalonly remainingonly one left

   adverb

   • 1. on the last occasion before the present; previously: "he looked much older than when I'd last seen him"
   • 2. after all others in order or sequence: "the two last-mentioned classes"
   • 3. (especially in enumerating points) finally; in conclusion: "and last, I'd like to thank you all for coming"

   noun

   • 1. the last person or thing; the one occurring, mentioned, or acting after all others: "the last of their guests had gone"
   • ▪ the only part of something that remains: "they drank the last of the wine"
   • ▪ last position in a race, contest, or ranking: "he came from last in a slowly run race"
   • ▪ the end or last moment, especially death: "she did love me to the last"
   • ▪ the last mention or sight of someone or something: "that was the last we saw of her"

   Word Origin Old Englishlatost (adverb) ‘after all others in a series’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laatst, lest and German letzt, also to late.

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   • SYNONYMS 1. last, final, ultimate refer to what comes as an ending. That which is last comes or stands after all others in a stated series or succession; last may refer to objects or activities: a seat in the last row; the last game.

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   Last describes something as being the final in a series or being the most recent occurrence of something. Last also means to take place over a certain length of time. Last has many other senses. If something is last, it is the finalizer or terminating point. Nothing else will follow after something that is last.

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   Last definition: occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place. See examples of LAST used in a sentence.