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last |
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last adjective | verb
1 adjective 1.•the last woman in line:rearmost, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest (back), final, ultimate. ANT first, leading. 2.•Rembrandt spent his last years in Amsterdam:closing, concluding, final, ending, end, terminal | later, latter. ANT initial, early. 3.•I'd be the last person to say anything against him:least likely, most unlikely, most improbable | least suitable, most unsuitable, most inappropriate, least appropriate. ANT first, most likely. 4.•we met last year:the previous, the preceding | the prior, the former. ANT next. 5.•this was his last chance:final, only remaining.▶adverb •the entrant arriving last is eliminated:at the end, at/in the rear.▶noun •the most important business was left to the last:end, ending, finish, close, conclusion, finale, termination. ANT beginning. PHRASES
at last •at last, the rain stopped:finally, at long last, after a long time, in the end, eventually, ultimately, in (the fullness of) time.
last word 1.•that's my last word:final decision, definitive statement, conclusive comment. 2.•she was determined to have the last word:concluding remark, final say, closing statement. 3.•the last word in luxury and efficiency:best, peak, acme, epitome, latest | pinnacle, apex, apogee, ultimate, height, zenith, nonpareil, crème de la crème | archaic nonsuch.
last hurrah •Sunday's performance was Shelley's last hurrah:swan song, grand finale, finale, curtain call. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS last, latest In precise usage, latest means 'most recent' (•my latest project is wallpapering my dining room), and last means 'final' (•the last day of the school year will be June 18). But •last is often used in place of •latest, especially in informal contexts: •I read his last novel.These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.
2 verb 1.•the hearing lasted for six days:continue, go on, carry on, keep on, keep going, proceed | stay, remain, persist. 2.•how long will he last as manager? survive, endure, hold on, hold out, keep going, persevere | informal stick it out, hang on. 3.•the car is built to last:endure, wear well, stand up, bear up | informal go the distance. |
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