last
last
lÃĻst
lāst
/lɑːst/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "last"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

being the final one in a sequence

final

last definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long day, she finally finished the last chapter of her book.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ

being the least probable or appropriate choice in a given situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He is the last person I would trust with my secrets.
āϏ⧇ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤
1.2

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

being at the bottom of a hierarchy or scale
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the competition, she finished in last place, but she was proud to have participated.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻ—āϤ

immediately preceding the present time
last definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Last year was one of the hottest on record.
āĻ—āϤ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ›āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋāĨ¤
2.1

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ

referring to the most recent item or event, especially if updates or changes are likely
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The last movie I watched was a thriller, and it kept me on the edge of my seat.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϤāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĨā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

related to the final moments of life
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His last words were filled with love and appreciation for his family.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ

being the sole one left or still in existence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were the last remaining members of the original team, and they celebrated their long friendship.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to maintain presence over a period
Intransitive: to last sometime
to last definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The meeting lasted for over two hours, much longer than we anticipated.
02

āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to remain in a state of good repair or quality
Intransitive: to last | to last sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you store your tools properly, they will last longer.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to exist in sufficient quantity until it is no longer available
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This special offer on electronics is available only while stock lasts, so do n’t miss out!
āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇ āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ, āϤāĻžāχ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž!
2.2

āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to remain in a sufficient state for a certain duration
Intransitive: to last sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We have enough water to last for the entire hike.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āϜāϞ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.3

āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to sustain oneself in a challenging situation
Intransitive: to last sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I hope she will last in her new position at the company for at least a year before considering a move.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āϏ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to continue to exist or remain alive
Intransitive: to last | to last sometime
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old oak tree has lasted for centuries.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻ“āĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§€ āϧāϰ⧇ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ

used to refer to the most recent time at which an event occurred
last definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team last won the championship in 2019.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώāĻŦāĻžāϰ 2019 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻļ⧇āώ

used to indicate that something or someone comes after every other item or person
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was the last to arrive at the party, as everyone else had already started celebrating.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇āχ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ⧇, āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇

used to indicate that what follows is the final point or statement in a discussion or argument
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Last, we should consider the environmental impact of the project before making any final decisions.
āĻļ⧇āώ⧇, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ—āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

the final instance of seeing, hearing, or mentioning someone or something, often implying no further contact or sight after that point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That was the last we saw of him before he disappeared into the crowd.
āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ…āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
02

āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

the most recent instance of a specified timeframe
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The night before last, I watched a thrilling movie that kept me on the edge of my seat.
āĻ—āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧋āĻŽāĻžāĻžā§āϚāĻ•āϰ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϝāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϏāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ

the final person, thing, or event in a sequence, coming after all others
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long evening, the last of the guests finally left the party.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āϜ⧁āϤ⧋āϰ āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ, āĻŽā§‹āϚāĻŋāϰ āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ

a solid form, typically made of wood or plastic, used by shoemakers to shape or repair shoes and boots to a specific size and design
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Custom shoes are often built on a last made specifically for the customer ’s foot shape.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ

the concluding comment in a discussion, often implying that no further instances will follow
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His last was filled with emotion, as he reflected on their years together.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āϗ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ āύāĻŋāσāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ, āĻļ⧇āώ

the final stage in a person's life, indicating the moment of death
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She held onto her memories until the last, cherishing every moment of her life.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤāϕ⧇ āϞāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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