English[]
Pronunciation[]
- (UK) enPR: läst, IPA: /lɑːst/, SAMPA: /lA:st/
- (US) enPR: lăst, IPA: /læst/, SAMPA: /l{st/
- Rhymes: -ɑːst
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Etymology 1[]
Middle English latost
Adjective[]
Last (not comparable)
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- Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
- Least preferable.
- The last person I want to meet is Helen.
- More rain is the last thing we need right now.
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Adverb[]
Last (not comparable)
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- (sequence) after everything else; finally
- last but not least
Synonyms[]
- finally
- lastly
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Etymology 2[]
Old English lǣstan, from Germanic *laisti-. Cognate with German leisten (“‘yield’”).
Verb[]
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to Last (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive, obsolete) To perform, carry out.
- (intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
- Summer seems to last longer each year.
- (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
- I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
Synonyms[]
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- continue
- endure
- survive
Antonyms[]
- disintegrate
- dissipate
- fall apart
- wear out
Related terms[]
- everlasting
- lasting
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Etymology 3[]
Various lasts, circa 1930.
Old English læste.
Noun[]
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Last ({{{1}}})
- a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
- 2006, Newman, Cathy, Every Shoe Tells a Story, National Geographic (September, 2006), 83,
- How is an in-your-face black leather thigh-high lace-up boot with a four-inch spike heel like a man's black calf lace-up oxford? They are both made on a last, the wood or plastic foot-shaped form that leather is stretched over and shaped to make a shoe.
- 2006, Newman, Cathy, Every Shoe Tells a Story, National Geographic (September, 2006), 83,
Derived terms[]
- cobbler, keep to your last
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Etymology 4[]
Old English hlæst.
Noun[]
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- (obsolete) An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing 12 sacks or 2184 pounds.
- 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, page 169,
- The last of wool is twelve sacks.
- 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, page 169,
- (obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
- 1942 (1601), T D Mutch, The First Discovery of Australia, page 14,
- The tonnage of the Duyfken of Harmensz's fleet is given as 25 and 30 lasten.
- 1942 (1601), T D Mutch, The First Discovery of Australia, page 14,
Translations[]
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Anagrams[]
- alst,
- lats
- salt
- slat
Danish[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /last/, [lasd̥]
Etymology 1[]
From Template:Gml[[Category:da:Template:Gml derivations|Last]] [[last#Template:Gml|last]].
Noun[]
Last c. (singular definite Lasten, plural indefinite Laster)
- cargo
- cargo hold, hold (cargo area)
- weight, burden
Inflection[]
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | Last | Lasten | Laster | Lasterne |
| genitive | Lasts | Lastens | Lasters | Lasternes |
Synonyms[]
- (cargo): ladning
- (hold): lastrum
Etymology 2[]
From Old Norse lǫstr
Noun[]
Last c. (singular definite Lasten, plural indefinite Laster)
- vice
Inflection[]
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | Last | Lasten | Laster | Lasterne |
| genitive | Lasts | Lastens | Lasters | Lasternes |
Etymology 3[]
See laste (“‘to load, carry’”) and laste (“‘to blame’”).
Verb[]
Last
- Imperative of laste.
External links[]
- File:Wikipedia-logo.png Last on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
Dutch[]
Noun[]
Last f. (plural Lasten, no diminutive)
- load, burden
- hindrance, problem
Derived terms[]
- belasten
- belasting
- last hebben
- lastpost
- vaste last
Verb[]
last
- The second- and third-person present indicative of lassen.
German[]
Verb[]
Last
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Old English[]
Etymology[]
Descended from Germanic, along with the feminine variant lǣst. Cognate with Middle Dutch leest (Dutch leest), Old High German leist (German Leiste), Old Norse leist-r ‘foot, sock’ (Swedish, Danish läst).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /la:st/
Noun[]
lāst m. (pl.: lāstas)
- footstep, track
Related terms[]
- lǣstan
Slovene[]
Etymology[]
Common Slavic volst
Noun[]
last f.
- property
Swedish[]
Pronunciation[]
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Noun[]
last
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See also[]
- lasta (1)
- lastbil (1)
- vana (3)
- ovana (3)
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