last

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last is on the Basic English 850 List.
language - last - late


last is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
large - last - late

Pronunciation[change]

Adjective[change]

Positive
last

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. Happening or coming after all other similar things or people.
    I was the last person to go there: when I went, the others were all already there.
    My house is the last house at the end of the street.
    At last, after twenty hours on the boat, they arrived at their destination.

Verb[change]

Plain form
last

Third-person singular
lasts

Past tense
lasted

Past participle
lasted

Present participle
lasting

  1. (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
    Summer seems to last longer each year.
  2. (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
    I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.

Determiner[change]

Determiner
last

  1. (definite) (singular) (count) Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one.
    I didn't see you last week.
    I haven't seen him since the summer before last.

Usage Notes[change]

The determiner last is mainly used with night, week, month, and year.