last
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/lɑːst/]
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1. last (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
Example: Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey.
2. last (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Most recent, latest, last so far.
Example: The last time I saw him, he was married.
3. last (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
Example: He is the last person to be accused of theft.
4. last (det) — sense 4
Definition: The (one) immediately before the present.
Example: We went there last year.
5. last (det) — sense 5
Definition: Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.
Example: It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.
6. last (adv) — sense 6
Definition: Most recently.
Example: When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
7. last (adv) — sense 7
Definition: after everything else; finally
Example: As I arrived last of all, I'll go last to add the butter last.
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