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noun- 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"
stopping point finale finis finish last conclusion close
- the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
death last
- the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
"the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
end last final stage
- a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
"he breathed his last"
last
- a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
last
- a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
last
- the last or lowest in an ordering or series
"he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last"
last
adjective- 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"
concluding final last terminal
- conclusive in a process or progression
"the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
final last net
- not to be altered or undone
"the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
final last
- 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"
last
- occurring at the time of death
"his last words"; "the last rites"
last
- 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"
last utmost
- immediately past
"last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
last
- most unlikely or unsuitable
"the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job"
last
- lowest in rank or importance
"last prize"; "in last place"
last last-place lowest
verb- 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?"
survive last live live on go endure hold up hold out
- persist for a specified period of time
"The bad weather lasted for three days"
last endure
adverb- the item at the end
"last, I'll discuss family values"
last lastly in conclusion finally last lastly in conclusion finally
- most_recently
"I saw him last in London"
last last
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