| ADJECTIVE | all | last | immediately past |
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| all | last | coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining | |
| all | last, concluding, final, terminal | occurring at or forming an end / end or termination | |
| all | last | most unlikely or unsuitable | |
| all | last | occurring at the time of death | |
| all | last, final, net | conclusive in a process or progression | |
| all | last, utmost | highest in extent or degree | |
| all | last, final | not to be altered or undone | |
| all | last, last-place, lowest | lowest in rank or importance | |
| VERB | stative | last, endure | persist for a specified period of time |
| stative | last, survive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out | continue to live through hardship or adversity | |
| ADVERB | all | last | most recently |
| all | last, lastly, in conclusion, finally | the item at the end | |
| NOUN | time | last, stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close | the temporal end |
| relation | last | the last or lowest in an ordering or series | |
| act | last | a person's dying act | |
| time | last, death | the time at which life ends | |
| quantity | last | a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds | |
| quantity | last | a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels | |
| event | last, end | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence | |
| artifact | last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last | holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes |
| Sounds | lae's; lae'st; lao'st | |
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| Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... | |
| aghast ... vast: 42 rhymes with aest... | ||
| accost ... Pentecost: 12 rhymes with aost... | ||
| Meaning | immediately past. | |
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| Broader | past | Earlier than the present time |
| Spanish | último | |
| Catalan | últim | |
| Meaning | Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining. | |
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| Narrower | senior, fourth-year | Used of the fourth and final / final year in United States high school or college |
| sunset | Providing for termination | |
| ultimate | The last or concluding element of a series | |
| Opposite | first | preceding all others in time or space or degree |
| Spanish | último | |
| Adverbs | last | the item at the end |
| Meaning | Occurring at or forming an end / end or termination. | |
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| Example | "the last days of the dinosaurs" | |
| Synonyms | concluding, final, terminal | |
| Broader | closing | final or ending |
| Spanish | final, terminal, último | |
| Catalan | final, terminal, últim | |
| Meaning | Most unlikely or unsuitable. | |
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| Broader | unlikely | Has little chance of being the case or coming about |
| Spanish | último | |
| Meaning | Occurring at the time of death. | |
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| Broader | dying | In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be |
| Spanish | postrero, último | |
| Catalan | postrem, últim | |
| Meaning | conclusive in a process or progression. | |
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| Example | "a last resort" | |
| Synonyms | final, net | |
| Broader | ultimate | furthest or highest in degree or order |
| Spanish | extremo, final, último | |
| Catalan | final, últim | |
| Meaning | Highest in extent or degree. | |
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| Synonym | utmost | |
| Broader | high | Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount |
| Spanish | extremo, final, último | |
| Meaning | not to be altered or undone. | |
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| Example | "the arbiter will have the last say" | |
| Synonym | final | |
| Broader | unalterable, inalterable | not capable of being changed or altered |
| Spanish | final, último | |
| Catalan | final, último | |
| Meaning | Lowest in rank or importance. | |
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| Synonyms | last-place, lowest | |
| Broader | worst | (superlative of 'bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition |
| Spanish | mínimo, último | |
| Catalan | mínim, últim | |
| Meaning | The temporal end; the concluding time. | |
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| Synonyms | stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close | |
| Broader | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
| Spanish | cierre, conclusión, final, finis, fin, meta, terminación, término | |
| Catalan | conclusió, fi, final, finis, meta, terme | |
| Meaning | The last or lowest in an ordering or series. | |
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| Broader | rank | relative status |
| Meaning | A person's dying act; the final thing a person can do. | |
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| Example | "he breathed his last" | |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
| Meaning | The time at which life ends; continuing until dead. | |
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| Example | "a struggle to the last" | |
| Synonym | death | |
| Broader | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
| Spanish | muerte | |
| Catalan | mort | |
| Meaning | A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds. | |
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| Broader | weight unit, weight | A unit used to measure weight |
| Meaning | A unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels. | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | A unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
| Meaning | The concluding parts of an event or occurrence. | |
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| Example | "I had to miss the last of the movie" | |
| Synonym | end | |
| Narrower | endgame, end game | The final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board |
| endgame, end game | The final stages of an extended process of negotiation | |
| homestretch | The end of an enterprise | |
| passing | The end of something | |
| Broader | ending, conclusion, finish | event whose occurrence ends something |
| Spanish | final, fin | |
| Catalan | fi | |
| Meaning | holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes. | |
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| Synonyms | shoemaker's last, cobbler's last | |
| Broader | holding device | A device for holding / holding something |
| Meaning | Most recently. | |
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| Example | "I saw him last in London" | |
| Meaning | The item at the end. | |
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| Example | "last, I'll discuss family values" | |
| Synonyms | lastly, in conclusion, finally | |
| Spanish | finalmente | |
| Catalan | en conclusió, en fi | |
| Adjectives | last | coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining |
| Meaning | persist for a specified period of time. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The bad weather lasted for three days" | |
| Synonym | endure | |
| Narrower | drag on, drag out | last unnecessarily long |
| run, run for | Extend or continue for a certain period of time | |
| wear, hold out, endure | last / last and be usable | |
| Broader | measure | Have certain dimensions |
| Spanish | durar, perdurar | |
| Catalan | durar, perdurar, persistir | |
| Meaning | Continue to live through hardship or adversity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The business is going to last | |
| Example | "how long can a person last without food and water?" | |
| Synonyms | survive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out | |
| Entails | be, live | Have life, be alive |
| Narrower | live out | Live out one's life |
| perennate | survive from season to season, of plants | |
| stand up, hold up, hold water | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. | |
| Similar to | be, live | Have life, be alive |
| exist, survive, live, subsist | support oneself | |
| Spanish | durar, perdurar, persistir, sobrevivir, vivir | |
| Catalan | durar, perdurar, persistir, sobreviure, viure | |
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