last

CEFRA1

/lɑːst/

adjective · verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Coming after all others in time or position.

  2. 02

    verb

    To continue for a particular amount of time.

Examples

  • Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.

  • The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /last/
  • /ɫast/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.

  2. Most recent, latest, last so far.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The person or thing that comes after all others.

More examples

In context

  • He came last in the race.

  • Eyes Wide Shut was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.

  • The last time I saw him, he was married.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English laste, latst, syncopated variant of latest, both ultimately from Old English latost. Doublet of latest.