last

the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"

a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last"

the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"

holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel"

occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"

most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"

occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites"

conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"

highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"

lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

most_recently; "I saw him last in London"

the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"