last
/last/ · last
adjective
- Final or ultimate; coming after all others of its kind. “Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.
- Most recent or latest; the one occurring most recently so far. I have received your note dated the 17th last, and am responding to say that I will be in town tomorrow.
- Farthest from a given quality; most unlikely or least preferable. He is the last person to be accused of theft.
adverb
- Most recently. When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
- After everything else; finally. I'll go last in the relay race.
noun
- The final person or thing in a series; the ultimate item. She saved the best for the last.
verb
- To continue for a specified period of time; to endure. The concert lasted three hours.
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Did you know? The Old English root *lǣst* also meant “least,” so the word historically linked the ideas of being both smallest and last in order, a duality still reflected in modern usage.