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ˈlast. lasted; lasting; lasts. Synonyms of last. intransitive verb. 1. : to continue in time. The movie lasted about two hours. 2. a. : to remain fresh or unimpaired : endure. That paint job should last a long time. b. : to manage to continue (as in a course of action) She won't last; she'll quit before the week's out. c. : to continue to live.
adj. 1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season. 2. Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort. 3. Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked. 4. Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear. 5. Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
As verbs the difference between last and lasts. is that last is to perform, carry out while lasts is third-person singular of last.
Definition of last verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of last1 verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(the person or thing) after everyone or everything else: [ + to infinitive ] I hate being the last one to arrive at a meeting. Our house is the last one on the left before the traffic lights. The Mets will surely finish the season in last place (= at the lowest rank of their division).
Synonyms for LASTS: survives, prevails, persists, continues, remains, goes, endures, holds out; Antonyms of LASTS: fails, goes out, expires, runs out, dies, stops, gives out, breaks
The spell lasts twenty four hours, but it works. No darkness lasts the ages. The season lasts from early in June to the middle of September. When a solution of the strength of about i in zo is applied to the skin it produces a local anaesthesia which lasts for many hours.
When the word last is used before an expression of time, like week, month, year, etc., it is more usual not to use a preposition (such as in, on, or at), and not to include the article the: We saw her last week/last month/last year.
3 days ago · Something that's last comes at the very end, after any others of its kind. The last day of the year is December 31st. If you eat the last slice of pizza, you take the final one — it's the only one left in the take-out box.
