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   last

   /lɑːst/

   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: "he's the last person I'd turn to for help" Similar least likelymost unlikelymost improbablemost reluctantleast suitablemost unsuitablemost inappropriateleast appropriateleast wantedleast favouriteOpposite 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: "a woman last heard of in Cornwall"
   • 2. after all others in order or sequence: "the last-named film"
   • 3. (especially in enumerating points) lastly: "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"
   • ▪ the last position or finisher in a race or competition: "Lion Cavern came from last in a slowly run race"
   • ▪ the end or last moment, especially death: "he was dead, having refused morphia 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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