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last 1

(lăst)
adj.
1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
2. Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
3. Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
4. Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
5. Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
6. Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
7.
a. Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
b. The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
8. Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
9. Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
10. Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
11.
a. Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
b. Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
adv.
1. After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
2. Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.
3. At the end; finally: Add the butter last.
n.
1. One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
2. The end: held out until the last.
3. The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles.
Idioms:
at last
After a considerable length of time; finally.
at long last
After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay: At long last the winter was over.
[Middle English, from Old English latost, superlative of læt, late; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
last′ly adv.
Synonyms: last1, final, terminal, ultimate
These adjectives mean coming after all others in chronology or sequence. Last applies to what comes at the end of a series: the last day of the month. Something final stresses the definitiveness and decisiveness of the conclusion: Somehow he always seems to get the final word in what we end up doing. Terminal applies to what marks or forms a limit or boundary, as in space, time, or development: That railroad's terminal city is a town with a large harbor. Ultimate applies to what concludes a series, process, or progression or constitutes a final result or objective: the ultimate sonata of that opus; our ultimate goal; the ultimate effect.

last 2

(lăst)
v. last·ed, last·ing, lasts
v.intr.
1.
a. To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
b. To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
2.
a. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
b. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
3. To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?
v.tr.
1. To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
2. To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.
[Middle English lasten, from Old English lǣstan; see leis- in Indo-European roots.]
last3

last 3

(lăst)
n.
A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
tr.v. last·ed, last·ing, lasts
To mold or shape on a last.
[Middle English leste, laste, from Old English lǣste, from lǣst, lāst, sole of the foot; see leis- in Indo-European roots.]

last 4

(lăst)
n. Chiefly British
A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons.
[Middle English, load, a kind of measure, from Old English hlæst, load.]
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Adv. 1. [画像:at last - as the end result of a succession or process]at last - as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"
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Translations
أخيرا!
konečně
lopultavihdoin

last1

(laːst) adjective
1. coming at the end. We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home. laaste أخير последен último poslední letzt sidst; sidste τελευταίος último viimne آخر viimeinen dernier הָאַחֲרוֹן अन्तिम zadnji, posljednji (leg)utolsó terakhir síðastur ultimo 最後の 마지막의 paskutinis pēdējais; beidzamais penghabisan; terakhir laatst siste ostatni روستى،آخرنى último ultim последний posledný zadnji poslednji sist, sista จุดจบ son, sonuncu 最後的 останній آخری cuối cùng 最后的
2. most recent; next before the present. Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week. vorige الأخير предишен último poslední; minulý letzt sidste; forrige προηγούμενος, περασμένος último eelmine قبلی edellinen dernier הָאַחֲרוֹן गत nedavan legutóbbi terakhir síðasti (þar á undan ultimo; passato この前の 최근의 ankstesnis, praėjęs iepriekšējais; pagājušais sebelum ini; lalu vorig siste, forrige ostatni, poprzedni, zeszły مخكينى passado ultim предыдущий; прошлый posledný; minulý prejšnji prošli förra, senaste ที่แล้ว önceki, geçen, en son 最近的 останній; минулий گزشتہ mới nhất; trước 最近的,刚过去的
3. coming or remaining after all the others. He was the last guest to leave. laaste آخِر последен último poslední letzt sidste τελευταίος, που απομένει μετά τους άλλους último viimane آخرین viimeinen dernier אחרון सबके बाद, आखिरी posljednji (leg)utolsó paling akhir síðastur, seinastur ultimo 最後の 최후로 남은 paskiausias, paskutinis pēdējais terakhir laatst siste ostatni روستى último ultim самый последний posledný poslednji poslednji sista คนสุดท้าย son, sonuncu 最後到的,最後走的 останній سب کے بعد آنے والا cuối cùng 最后的
adverb
at the end of or after all the others. He took his turn last. laaste آخر واحَد последно por último nakonec zuletzt til sidst; til slut στο τέλος, μετά τους άλλους en último lugar viimasena آخرین viimeisenä en dernier אחרון सबसे बाद में, अन्तिम बार na kraju utoljára akhirnya síðastur, seinastur per ultimo* 最後に 최후에 paskiausiai beigās terakhir aan het eind sist na końcu روستى por último la urmă в конце; после всех nakoniec nazadnje poslednji sist คนสุดท้าย en son, son olarak; sonda 最後 після всіх سب سے بعد میں cuối cùng 最后
ˈlastly adverb
finally. Lastly, I would like to thank you all for listening so patiently to what I have been saying. laastens أخيرا، في النِّهايَه най-накрая por fim nakonec zuletzt til sidst; til slut τέλος, κλείνοντας por último, finalmente lõpuks بالاخره lopuksi enfin לְבַסוֹף अंत में konačno végezetül akhirnya að lokum infine 終わりに 마지막으로 galiausiai beidzot akhir sekali ten slotte til sist/slutt wreszcie, na koniec بالاخره،ورسته por fim în final; în ultimul rând в заключение nakoniec nazadnje na kraju till sist, slutligen, avslutningsvis ท้ายที่สุด son olarak 最後 нарешті آخر کار cuối cùng 最后地
at (long) last
in the end, especially after a long delay. Oh, there he is at (long) last! uiteindelik أخيرا! на края por fim konečně endlich endelig επιτέλους por fin lõpuks بالاخره viimein enfin סוף סוף आख़िरी, ख़ुदा-ख़ुदा करके na végre pada akhirnya loksins alla fine, finalmente やっと 마침내 pagaliau beidzot; galu galā akhirnya eindelijk endelig, omsider, langt om lenge nareszcie په آخر كښى por fim în sfârşit наконец konečne končno konačno långt om länge, äntligen ในที่สุด en nihayet, sonunda 終於 нарешті, кінець кінцем آخر میں rốt cuộc 终于
hear/see etc the last of
to be finished with, be able to forget. You haven't heard the last of this! einde يَسْمَع всичко (ouvir, ver) o fim de slyšet, vidět naposled zum letzten Mal hören det sidste βλέπω, ακούω κτ. για τελευταία φορά, απαλλάσσομαι terminar algo; olvidar algo lõplikult lahti saama برای آخرین بار دیدن یا شنیدن loppuunkäsitellä en finir avec לְהִיפָּטֵר מ- अंतिम क्षण तक, मरते दम तक čuti sve sose lesz vége!, mindig fogunk hallani róla! bisa melupakan vera laus við liberarsi, , 見[]おさめをする 절연하다 paskutinį kartą (apie) ką girdėti/matyti dzirdēt/redzēt pēdējo reizi kali terakhir mendengar, melihat het laatste horen van, het laatste zien van høre/se slutten på, ikke få dø i synden skończyć z czymś raz na zawsze, mieć coś z głowy د روستى ځل له پاره ليدل (ouvir, ver) o fim de a se termina (cu) отделаться, забыть počuť/vidieť naposledy končati z završiti höra/se för sista gången ยังไม่ได้ยิน dahası var, daha neler var, daha dur bakalım 做個了結,得以忘懷 бачити в останній раз; відкараскатися چھوڑنا ، بھول جانا nghe thấy/ gặp lần cuối 最后一次听到/看到的(做个了结,得以忘怀)
the last person
a person who is very unlikely or unwilling to do a particular thing, or to whom it would be unwise or dangerous to do a particular thing. I'm the last person to make a fuss, but you should have told me all the same; He's the last person you should offend. laaste الأخير последният човек a última pessoa ten (ta) poslední der/die Letzte den sidste ο τελευταίος άνθρωπος που θα μπορούσε να κάνει κτ. la última persona viimane غیر محتمل ترین فرد viimeinen, joka tekee jtn le/la dernier, ière, les derniers, ières הַאַחֲרוֹן अंतिम व्यक्ति zadnji az utolsó, aki... orang terakhir síðastur, ólíklegastur l'ultima persona 〜しそうもない 절대로 ...할 것 같지 않은 사람 ne iš tų žmonių, kurie visnepiemērotākais cilvēks orang terakhir de laatste den siste ostatnia osoba بى علاقه،سست a última pessoa ulti­mul (om) самый неподходящий человек ten (tá) posledný (-á) zadnji poslednja osoba den sista [personen] คนสุดท้าย son kişi 極不可能或極不願意做某事的人,對其做某事很不明智或很危險的人 остання людина کوئی شخص جس سے کسی کام کرنے کی توقع سب سے کم ہو، یا جس کے ساتھ کچھ کرنا خطرناک ثابت ہو سکتا ہو người cuối cùng 极不可能或极不愿意做某事的人,对其做某事很不明智或很危险的人
the last straw
a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear. die laaste loodjies, die laaste druppel laat die emmer oorloop القَشَّة التي قَصَمت ظَهر البعير последната капка a última gota poslední kapka etwas, das gerade noch gefehlt hat det sidste strå η σταγόνα που ξεχειλίζει το ποτήρι la gota que colma el vaso, el colmo viimne piisk رسیدن کارد به استخوان viimeinen niitti la goutte qui fait déborder le vase "הַקָש שֶשָבַר אֶת גַב הַגַמָל" सहन शक्ति की अंतिम स्थिति krajnji, zadnja slamka az utolsó csepp a pohárban pendobrak ketahanan dropinn sem fyllir mælinn l'ultima goccia とどめの一小事 (그것 때문에 갑자기 견디지 못하게 되는) 최후의 매우 적은 부담 paskutinis lašas pēdējais salmiņš habis sabar de druppel die de emmer doet overlopen dråpen som får begeret til å flyte over ostatnia kropla يوه پيشه په كامله توګه واقع كيدل a última gota picătura care a umplut paharul капля, переполнившая чашу терпения posledná kvapka kaplja čez rob poslednja kap droppen [som fick bägaren att rinna över] ความจริง bardağı taşıran son damla 最後致命的一擊,最後令人不堪的一擊 остання крапля; ситуація, коли терпець увірвався کوئی واقعہ یا عمل جس سے بات بگڑ جائے nhân tố quyết định 终于使人不能忍受的最后一击
the last thing
something very unlikely, unwanted, not intended etc. It's the last thing you would think of looking for; The last thing I want is to hurt anyone. laaste dinge الشَّيء الأخير последното a última coisa to poslední das Letzte det sidste το τελευταίο πράγμα (για κτ. μη πιθανό) lo último kõige vähem غیر محتمل ترین چیز viimeinen kuviteltavissa oleva asia la dernière chose que... דָבַר אַחרוֹן अवांछित zadnje az utolsó dolog hal yang tidak diinginkan sístur, það ólíklegasta l'ultima cosa 一番したくないこと 절대로 ...할 것 같지 않은 것 mažiausiai pageidaujamas, norimas dalykas visneiedomājamākā/visnegribētākā lieta perkara yang tidak diingini het laatste det siste ostatnie co ... هيڅ نه مننونكى شى a última coisa ultimul lucru последнее (дело) to posledné zadnja stvar poslednja stvar den (det) sista สิ่งสุดท้าย son şey 極不可能的事,極不想做的事,極不願意做的事 щось, найменше бажане غیر متوقع شے điều cuối cùng 最不愿意干的事,最不想做的事
the last word
1. the final remark in an argument etc. She always must have the last word! die laaste woord hê الكَلِمة الأخيرَه، الكَلِمة الحاسِمَه крайната дума última palavra poslední slovo das letzte Wort det sidste ord η τελευταία λέξη, ο τελευταίος λόγος (π.χ. σε μια διαφωνία) la última palabra viimane sõna حرف آخر viimeinen sana le dernier mot לוֹמַר אֶת הַמִילָה הַאַחרוֹנָה अंतिम टिप्पणी konačan utolsó szó komentar terakhir síðasta orðið, lokaorðið l'ultima parola 最後のことば 최후의 말 paskutinis žodis pēdējais vārds teguran terakhir het laatste woord siste ord ostatnie słowo وروستى كلام a última palavra ulti­mul cuvânt последнее слово posledné slovo zadnja beseda poslednja reč sista ordet ความคิดเห็นสุดท้าย son söz (結束辯論的)最終定論 останнє слово حتمی بات quyết định cuối cùng trong cuộc tranh luận 最后一句话,定论
2. the final decision. The last word rests with the chairman. die finale uitspraak القرار الأخير крайно решение última palavra poslední slovo das letzte Wort den endelige beslutning η τελική απόφαση la última palabra viimane sõna قطعی ترین حرف lopullinen päätös le dernier mot הַמִילָה הַאַחרוֹנָה अंतिम फैसला konačan döntés keputusan endanleg ákvörðun l'ultima parola, la parola finale 決定的判断 최종 결정 galutinis žodis galavārds keputusan muktamad het laatste woord den endelige avgjørelsen ostatnie słowo وروستى پريكړيزبيان a última palavra ultimul cuvânt окончательное решение posledné slovo zadnja beseda konačna odluka sista ordet คําตัดสินใจสุดท้าย son karar 最後決定 останнє слово حتمی فیصلہ tuyên bố dứt khoát 最后决定
3. something very fashionable or up-to-date. Her hat was the last word in elegance. allernuutste الكلمة الأخيرَه، آخر موضَه последна мода última palavra poslední výkřik das Allerneueste sidste skrig; toppen af η τελευταία λέξη (μτφ.) el último grito viimne sõna جدیدترین muodin mukainen le dernier cri הַמִילָה הַאַחרוֹנָה अत्याधुनिक zadnji (moda) legutolsó divat mutakhir það allra nÿjasta l'ultimo grido 最新の流行 최신 유행의 것 naujausias, madingiausias pēdējais modes kliedziens terbaru het allernieuwste siste skrik/nytt ostatni krzyk نوى او تازه o supra-sumo ulti­mul răcnet последняя новинка posledný výkrik zadnji krik poslednja reč det senaste ทันสมัยมาก son moda 最流行或最新型的事物 останнє слово تازہ ترین فیشن cái mới nhất 最新型式
on one's last legs
very near to falling down or collapsing with exhaustion, old age etc. sterwend على وَشك السُّقوط أو الإفلاس на предела final das forças na konci sil auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen på det sidste είμαι έτοιμος να καταρρεύσω, είμαι στα τελευταία μου en las últimas kokku varisemas, haua äärel آخرین زور خود را زدن olla aivan lopussa au bout du rouleau עַל סַף הִתמוֹטטוּת थकान इत्यादि के कारण गिरने के कगार पर iscrpljen alig áll a lábán hampir á síðasta snúningi stremato たおれかけて 파멸에 이르러 vos besilaikantis tuvu sabrukumam hampir jatuh op zijn laatste benen på siste verset ledwo chodzący آخرى توان په كار وړل a cair de exaustão ter­minat; cu un picior în groapă при последнем издыхании na konci síl na koncu svojih moči premoren nära att falla ihop แรงสุดท้าย çökmek üzere, takatı kalmama (因筋疲力竭或年老而)幾近垮下或崩潰 такий, що конає بڑھاپے یا تکان کی وجہ سے نڈھال suy yếu cùng cực 垂死
to the last
until the very end. He kept his courage to the last. tot die einde toe حتى اللحْظة الأخيرَه до последно até ao fim až do konce bis zum Äußersten til det sidste μέχρι τέλους hasta el final lõpuni تا آخر کار viimeiseen asti jusqu'au bout עד הסוף अंत तक do kraja mindvégig sampai akhir fram í endalokin fino all'ultimo 最後まで 마지막까지 iki pat galo līdz pašām beigām sampai akhir tot op het laatst til det siste do samego końca ته وروستى شيبى até ao fim до самого конца až do konca do konca do kraja till slutet, in i det sista ท้ายสุด sonuna kadar, son ana kadar 直至最後 до кінця خاتمے تک đến phút cuối cùng 直至最后
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