last
adj.
Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
adv.
After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.
At the end; finally: Add the butter last.
n.
One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
The end: held out until the last.
The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles
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