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1. When used with a number, last (like first) normally precedes it, as in the last three cars. See first ¹.

2. In listing a sequence of points or topics, lastly (or finally) is preferable to last, especially when the preceding items are introduced with numbers ending in -ly: first (or firstly)..., secondly..., thirdly..., lastly...For the choice between first and firstly, see first ².

3.
among the last, one of the last.
In a sentence such as the following, last in its context means no more than few and should be replaced by that word: This week the forest, among the last [read: few]

remaining of its type in Europe, faces the sternest test yet of its survival—Independent, 2007.

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adjective

1. Coming after all others: closing, concluding, final, terminal. See start/end.
2. Bringing up the rear: endmost, hindermost, hindmost, lattermost, rearmost. See start/end.
3. Next before the present one: foregoing, latter, preceding, previous. See near/far/distance, precede/follow.
4. Of or relating to a terminative condition, stage, or point: final, latter, terminal, ultimate. See start/end.

adverb

In conclusion: conclusively, finally, lastly. See start/end.

noun

The last part: close, conclusion, end, ending, finale, finish, termination, wind-up, wrap-up. See start/end.

last²

verb

1. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, persist, remain, stay¹. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To exist in spite of adversity: come through, persist, pull through, ride out, survive, weather. See live/die.
3. To remain fresh and unspoiled: keep. See change/persist.

Idioms beginning with last:
last analysis
last but not least
last-ditch effort
last fling
last gasp
last laugh, have the

See also at last; at the last minute; breathe one's last; each and every (last one); famous last words; first and last; head for (the last roundup); in the final (last) analysis; on one's last legs; see the last of; stick to one's last; to the last.

adj

Definition: final; newest
Antonyms: beginning, first, front, initial, introductory, oldest, primary, starting

n

Definition: end
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, introduction, lead, opening, start

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A shoemaker's implement, named by a frowning Providence as opportunity to the maker of puns.

    Ah, punster, would my lot were cast,
        Where the cobbler is unknown,
    So that I might forget his last
        And hear your own.
                                                          Gargo Repsky

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IN BRIEF: To be enough for the needs of. Also: Following all of the rest.

I was last in line, but it looked like there would be enough cake for everyone.

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as in: final
sign description: Both I-hands, with one hand striking past the other.

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For a list of words related to lastly, see:

• Emphasizers
• Absolutes and Guarantees

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See words rhyming with "last."

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Common misspelling(s) of last

• lsat

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - sidste, bageste
adv. - sidst, bagest
n. - læst, udholdenhed, holdbarhed

idioms:

• at last    til sidst, endelig
• at long last    langt om længe
• every last    enhver, hver eneste
• last breath    drage sit sidste suk, være døden nær, ligge på sit yderste
• last but one    næstsidst
• last ditch    det sidste
• last in, first out    sidst ind først ud
• Last Judgement    Dommedag
• last out    vare, få til at slå til
• last resort    yderste nødsfald, til syvende og sidst, i sidste instans, når alt kommer til alt
• last rites    begravelsesritual, begravelsesceremoni
• last stand    gøre et sidste forsøg på at standse fjenden
• Last Supper    Den sidste Nadver
• last word    det sidste ord, det nyeste nye, den højeste grad af
• leave until last    gemme til sidst
• on one's last legs    ligge på sit yderste, de sidste krampetrækninger, køre på pumperne, synge på sit sidste vers
• the ... before last    forrige
• the last straw    dråben der får bægeret til at flyde over
• to the last    til det sidste

2.
v. intr. - vare, vedvare, trække ud
v. tr. - trække ud

3.
n. - læst
v. tr. - blive ved sin læst

4.
n. - læst

Nederlands (Dutch)
laatste, vorig, jongstleden, jongste, uiterste-/laatste (voorstel), minst voor de hand liggend, verleden, voortduren, blijven, duren, meegaan, het uithouden, leest, last, uithoudingsvermogen, het einde van

Français (French)
1.
adj. - dernier, (fig) (le) dernier/(la) dernière, (fig) le moins, certainement pas
adv. - dernier, en dernier, après tout le reste
n. - forme (de chaussures), jusqu'au bout (fin de l'existence)

idioms:

• at last    enfin, finalement
• at long last    à la fin, enfin
• every last    tout dernier
• last breath    dernier soupir, dernier souffle
• last but one    avant-dernier
• last ditch    désespéré, ultime
• last in, first out    dernier arrivé, premier sorti
• Last Judgement    Jugement dernier
• last out    survivre (à qn), durer, tenir
• last rites    derniers sacrements
• last stand    dernière chance
• Last Supper    (Relig) La Cène
• last word    dernier mot
• leave until last    quitter jusqu'au dernier
• on one's last legs    sur la fin, n'en plus pouvoir (après une course)
• the ... before last    le... avant le dernier
• the last straw    la dernière goutte, (être) le comble
• to the last    jusqu'au dernier

2.
v. intr. - durer, continuer, faire de l'usage (un tissu), se conserver (des denrées périssables)
v. tr. - durer, faire de l'usage

3.
n. - embauchoir (de chaussure), pied de fonte, forme (à chaussures)
v. tr. - mettre en forme (une chaussure)

4.
n. - (Mes) = 2 tonnes environ

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - letzt
adv. - zuletzt, als letzter
n. - Letzter, Leisten

idioms:

• at last    endlich
• at long last    zu guter Letzt
• every last    alle
• last breath    letzter Atemzug
• last but one    vorletzt
• last ditch    letzter verzweifelter Versuch
• last in, first out    LIFO (Warenberechnungstechnik)
• Last Judgement    Jüngstes Gericht
• last out    durchhalten, ausreichen
• last rites    Letzte Ölung
• last stand    letzter Verteidigungsversuch
• Last Supper    das Abendmahl
• last word    der letzte Schrei
• leave until last    bis zum Schluß aufheben
• on one's last legs    mit einem Fuß im Grabe
• the ... before last    vorletztes
• the last straw    der Tropfen, der das Faß zum Überlaufen bringt
• to the last    bis zum Letzten

2.
v. - andauern, halten, reichen

3.
n. - Leisten
v. - andauern, halten, reichen

4.
n. - Last

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τελευταίος, ύστατος, περασμένος, προηγούμενος
adv. - τελευταία, για τελευταία φορά
n. - καλαπόδι, (ο) τελευταίος, ύστατος, (τα) τελευταία
v. - διαρκώ, βαστώ, κρατώ, επαρκώ, φτάνω

idioms:

• at last    τελικά, επιτέλους
• at long last    επιτέλους, τελικά
• every last    κάθε τελευταίος, όλοι ανεξαιρέτως
• last breath    τελευταία πνοή
• last but one    προτελευταίος
• last ditch    μέχρις εσχάτων
• last in, first out    (οικον.) σε σειρά αντίστροφης εξάντλησης, με την τελευταία τιμή κτήσεως
• Last Judgement    η Δευτέρα Παρουσία
• last out    διαρκώ, διαρκώ περισσότερο από
• last resort    έσχατο καταφύγιο
• last rites    τελευταία κοινωνία
• last stand    έσχατο σημείο άμυνας ή αντίστασης
• Last Supper    (ο) Μυστικός Δείπνος
• last word    τελευταία λέξη
• leave until last    αφήνω για το τέλος
• on one's last legs    στα τελευταία μου
• the ... before last    προτελευταίος
• the last straw    η τελευταία σταγόνα (που έκανε το ποτήρι να ξεχειλίσει)
• to the last    μέχρι τέλους

Italiano (Italian)
durare, fine, ultimo, scorso

idioms:

• at last    finalmente
• at long last    finalmente
• every last    tutti
• last but one    penultimo
• last ditch    ultima difesa
• last in, first out    ultimo entrato primo ad uscire
• Last Judgement/Judgment    Giudizio Universale
• last out    durare
• last rites    estrema unzione
• Last Supper    Cenacolo
• last word    ultima parola
• leave until last    lasciare per ultimo
• on one's last legs    allo stremo delle forze
• the ... before last    il penultimo
• to the last    fino alla fine

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - último, passado, final
n. - último (m)
v. - durar, permanecer, resistir

idioms:

• at last    finalmente
• at long last    até que enfim
• every last    impossível
• last but one    penúltimo
• last ditch    desesperado (m)
• last in, first out    último (m) a entrar, primeiro (m) a sair
• Last Judgement/Judgment    Julgamento Final
• last out    último (m) a sair
• last rites    extrema-unção
• last stand    última luta por sobrevivência
• Last Supper    última (f) ceia
• last word    última (f) palavra
• leave until last    deixar até o fim
• on one's last legs    muito cansado
• the ... before last    penúltimo (m), antepenúltimo (m)
• to the last    até o final da vida

Русский (Russian)
последний, прошлый, чрезвычайный, в последний раз, продолжаться, сохраняться, хватать, выдержка, конец

idioms:

• at last    наконец
• at long last    в конце концов (после долгой задержки)
• every last    все до одного
• last but one    предпоследний
• last ditch    последний рубеж, последнее усилие
• last in, first out    "последним поступил - первым выводится" (тип очереди)
• Last Judgement/Judgment    Страшный суд
• last out    длиться, продолжаться
• last rites    соборование
• last stand    последняя линия обороны
• Last Supper    Тайная вечеря
• last word    самый современный, решающее слово
• leave until last    держаться до последнего
• on one's last legs    еле-еле держаться
• the ... before last    позапрошлый
• to the last    до последней минуты

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - último, sumo, pasado, precedente, antepasado
adv. - en último lugar, últimamente, finalmente, en conclusión
n. - último, lo que queda, el resto, final, fin, última vez, extremo

idioms:

• at last    por fin, al final, finalmente
• at long last    finalmente, por fin, al final
• every last    absolutamente todos, hasta el último
• last breath    el último suspiro
• last but one    penúltimo
• last ditch    último, desesperado, hasta el extremo, hasta el último cartucho
• last in, first out    último en entrar, primero en salir
• Last Judgement    Juicio Final
• last out    alcanzar, ser suficiente, aguantar, resistir
• last rites    extremaunción
• last stand    la última posición
• Last Supper    la última cena
• last word    la última palabra, el último grito (de la moda)
• leave until last    dejar para el final
• on one's last legs    estar en las últimas
• the ... before last    el... antes del último, la... antes del final
• the last straw    el colmo, la última gota
• to the last    hasta el fin

2.
v. intr. - durar, perdurar, subsistir, permanecer, continuar, conservarse, sostenerse
v. tr. - continuar, seguir, durar, aguantar, resistir

3.
n. - horma
v. tr. - ahormar (zapatos)

4.
n. - medida de peso y capacidad

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sist, ytterst, enda återstående, senast, förra, allra störst, högst
adv. - sist, i sista rummet, sist-, senast, sista gången, slutligen, till sist
n. - sista stund, yttersta, död, slut, uthållighet, hållbarhet
v. - vara, hålla på, räcka, förslå, hålla i sig, leva vidare, hålla, stå si

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 最后的, 最后过去的, 仅剩的, 紧接前面的, 最后地, 最后, 上次, 最近, 最后的人, 末尾, 上个, 上回

idioms:

• at last    终于
• at long last    经过很多苦恼之后
• every last    每一个, 全部
• last breath    生命的最后一刻
• last but one    倒数第二
• last ditch    最后手段, 最后一着
• last in, first out    后进先出
• Last Judgement    世界末日时上帝对人类的最后审判, 基督教最后审判, 末日审判
• last out    维持到底
• last resort    最后一招, 最后的解决办法
• last rites    为死者作的最后宗教仪式和祈祷, 为临终人举行的临终圣礼
• last stand    最后的挣扎
• Last Supper    最后晚餐
• last word    最后一句话, 定论
• leave until last    留到最后
• on one's last legs    垂死
• the ... before last    上上..., 前...
• the last straw    最后一击
• to the last    直至最后

2. 持续, 保持良好状态, 持久, 维持, 度过, 拖过, 够...之用

3. 最后的人, 末尾, 最后, 上个, 上回, 楦

4. 拉斯特, 为重量单位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 拉斯特, 為重量單位

2.
n. - 最後的人, 末尾, 最後, 上個, 上回
v. tr. - 楦

3.
v. intr. - 持續, 保持良好狀態, 持久, 維持
v. tr. - 度過, 拖過, 夠...之用

4.
adj. - 最後的, 最後過去的, 僅剩的, 緊接前面的
adv. - 最後地, 最後, 上次, 最近
n. - 最後的人, 末尾, 最後, 上個, 上回

idioms:

• at last    終於
• at long last    經過很多苦惱之後
• every last    每一個, 全部
• last breath    生命的最後一刻
• last but one    倒數第二
• last ditch    最後手段, 最後一著
• last in, first out    後進先出
• Last Judgement    世界末日時上帝對人類的最後審判, 基督教最後審判, 末日審判
• last out    維持到底
• last resort    最後一招, 最後的解決辦法
• last rites    為死者作的最後宗教儀式和祈禱, 為臨終人舉行的臨終聖禮
• last stand    最後的掙扎
• Last Supper    最後晚餐
• last word    最後一句話, 定論
• leave until last    留到最後
• on one's last legs    垂死
• the ... before last    上上..., 前...
• the last straw    最後一擊
• to the last    直至最後

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 최후의, 마지막의, 결론적인, 궁극의
adv. - 최후에, 마침내, 최근에
n. - 최후의 사람, 최후의 출현, 종말

idioms:

• at last    마침내, 드디어
• at long last    가까스로 , 간신히
• last out    견디다
• the ... before last    이전의~
• the last straw    참을 수 없게 된 마지막 한도
• to the last    끝까지

2.
v. intr. - 계속되다 , 오래가다
v. tr. - 지속하다, 오래 살다, 견디다

3.
n. - 구두골
v. tr. - 구두골에 끼우다

4.
n. - 독일, 네덜란드에서 사용하는 중량단위로 약 2톤

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最後の, 最後に残った, 最近の, この前の, 最終的な, 究極の, 最も…しそうもない
adv. - 最後に, この前に, 結論として
n. - 最後のもの, この前のもの, 最後, 最期, 靴型, 最後の人, いちばん最近のもの
v. - 続く, 長もちする, 間をもちこたえる, もちこたえさせる, 耐える

idioms:

• at last    ついに
• at one's last gasp    死に際に, 疲れきって
• for the last time    最後に
• have the last laugh    最後の勝利を占める, 最後に笑う
• last breath    今わのきわ
• last but not least    最後に述べるが決して軽んずべきでない
• last but one    最後から二番目の
• last ditch    最後の防御の場
• last in    最後の人
• Last Judgement/Judgment    最後の審判, 最後の審判の日
• last legs    最終区間
• last minute    最後の瞬間
• last name    姓, 名字
• last out    終わりまで間にあう
• last post    消灯らっぱ
• last resort    最後の手段
• last resting-place    安住の地
• last rites    最後の秘跡
• last sleep    死
• last stand    最終立ち寄り
• Last Supper    最後の晩餐
• last will and testament    遺言, 遺書
• last word    最後的なことば, 最終的決定権, 完璧なもの, 最新式, 臨終のことば
• on one's last legs    死にかかって, つぶれかかって
• the last straw    わずかだが耐えられない負担
• to the last    最後まで, 死ぬまで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أخير, آخر, سابق, حاسم, ادين أو أسوأ, في المؤخرة (ظرف) أخيرا, لآخر مرة, ختاما (الاسم) نهايه, ختام, في المؤخرة, آخر مرة, قبل الان (فعل) يدوم, يبقى, يتحمل, يستمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אחרון, שעבר‬
adv. - ‮בפעם האחרונה, לאחרונה‬
n. - ‮האחרון, הסוף, מוות‬
v. intr. - ‮נמשך, ארך, התקיים, התמיד‬
v. tr. - ‮התקיים, התמיד, הספיק ל-‬
n. - ‮אימום (לנעל), צורת נעל‬
v. tr. - ‮התאים לצורת האימום‬
n. - ‮יחידת משקל או תכולה שערכיה משתנים. לעתים קרובות שווה ל-4181 ק"ג בקירוב‬

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