Last meaning

What does “last” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“last” is a noun, verb, adjective and adverb with 21 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the temporal end; the concluding time.

last

the temporal end; the concluding time
“the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
“the market was up at the finish”
Synonymsstopping point finale finis finish conclusion close
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
“he was the last to leave”
“he finished an inglorious last”
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
“he breathed his last”
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
“she stayed until his death”
“a struggle to the last”
Synonymsdeath
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
“the end was exciting”
“I had to miss the last of the movie”
Synonymsend
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Synonymsshoemaker's last cobbler's last

persist for a specified period of time
“The bad weather lasted for three days”
Synonymsendure
continue to live and avoid dying
“We went without water and food for 3 days”
“These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America”
Synonymssurvive live live on go endure hold up hold out

immediately past
“last Thursday”
“the last chapter we read”
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
“the last time I saw Paris”
“the last day of the month”
Oppositesfirst
occurring at or forming an end or termination
“his concluding words came as a surprise”
“the final chapter”
Synonymsconcluding final terminal
most unlikely or unsuitable
“the last person we would have suspected”
“the last man they would have chosen for the job”
occurring at the time of death
“his last words”
“the last rites”
conclusive in a process or progression
“the final answer”
“a last resort”
Synonymsfinal net
highest in extent or degree
“to the last measure of human endurance”
“whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually”
Synonymsutmost
not to be altered or undone
“the judge's decision is final”
“the arbiter will have the last say”
Synonymsfinal
lowest in rank or importance
“last prize”
“in last place”
Synonymslast-place lowest

most recently
“I saw him last in London”
the item at the end
“last, I'll discuss family values”
Synonymslastly in conclusion finally

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University