last
1. the temporal end;
the concluding time (Freq. 3)
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
• Syn:
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close
• Derivationally related forms:
close (for: close), finish (for: finish)
• Hypernyms:
end, ending
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series (Freq. 1)
- he was the last to leave
- he finished an inglorious last
• Hypernyms:
rank
3. a person's dying act;
the final thing a person can do (Freq. 1)
- he breathed his last
• Hypernyms:
activity
4. the time at which life ends;
continuing until dead
- she stayed until his death
- a struggle to the last
• Syn:
death
• Derivationally related forms:
die (for: death)
• Hypernyms:
end, ending
5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
• Hypernyms:
weight unit, weight
6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure,
cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- the end was exciting
- I had to miss the last of the movie
• Syn:
end, final stage
• Derivationally related forms:
end (for: end)
• Hypernyms:
ending, conclusion, finish
• Hyponyms:
endgame, end game, homestretch, passing
8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
• Syn:
shoemaker's last, cobbler's last
• Hypernyms:
holding device
1. persist for a specified period of time (Freq. 19)
- The bad weather lasted for three days
• Syn:
endure
• Hypernyms:
measure
• Hyponyms:
run, run for, wear, hold out, endure,
drag on, drag out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. continue to live through hardship or adversity (Freq. 7)
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
• Syn:
survive, live, live on, go, endure,
hold up, hold out
• Derivationally related forms:
endurance (for: endure), survival (for: survive)
• Hyponyms:
stand up, hold up, hold water, perennate, live out
• Verb Group:
be, live, exist, survive, subsist
• Entailment:
be, live
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The business is going to last
1. immediately past (Freq. 109)
- last Thursday
- the last chapter we read
• Similar to:
past
2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining (Freq. 45)
- the last time I saw Paris
- the last day of the month
- had the last word
- waited until the last minute
- he raised his voice in a last supreme call
- the last game of the season
- down to his last nickel
• Ant:
first
• Similar to:
senior, fourth-year, sunset, ultimate
3. occurring at or forming an end or termination (Freq. 26)
- his concluding words came as a surprise
- the final chapter
- the last days of the dinosaurs
- terminal leave
• Syn:
concluding, final, terminal
• Similar to:
closing
• Derivationally related forms:
final (for: final), finality (for: final)
4. most unlikely or unsuitable (Freq. 2)
- the last person we would have suspected
- the last man they would have chosen for the job
• Similar to:
unlikely
5. occurring at the time of death (Freq. 2)
- his last words
- the last rites
• Similar to:
dying
6. conclusive in a process or progression (Freq. 1)
- the final answer
- a last resort
- the net result
• Syn:
final, net
• Similar to:
ultimate
• Derivationally related forms:
finality (for: final)
7. highest in extent or degree (Freq. 1)
- to the last measure of human endurance
- whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
• Syn:
utmost
• Similar to:
high
• Derivationally related forms:
utmost (for: utmost)
8. not to be altered or undone
- the judge's decision is final
- the arbiter will have the last say
• Syn:
final
• Similar to:
unalterable, inalterable
• Derivationally related forms:
finality (for: final)
9. lowest in rank or importance
- last prize
- in last place
• Syn:
last-place, lowest
• Similar to:
worst
1. most_recently (Freq. 4)
- I saw him last in London
2. the item at the end (Freq. 1)
- last, I'll discuss family values
• Syn:
lastly, in conclusion, finally
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