Interlingua Wiki

Wikipedia

See also Last, and läst

English[]

Most common English words: under « same « take « #136: last » here » thought » found

Pronunciation[]

Etymology 1[]

Middle English latost

Adjective[]

Last (not comparable)

Positive
Last

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
  2. Most recent, latest, last so far.
  3. Least preferable.
    The last person I want to meet is Helen.
    More rain is the last thing we need right now.
Synonyms[]
  • (final): at the end, caboose, final, tail end, terminal
  • (most recent): latest, most recent
Translations[]

Adverb[]

Last (not comparable)

Positive
Last

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. (sequence) after everything else; finally
    last but not least
Synonyms[]
  • finally
  • lastly
Translations[]

Etymology 2[]

Old English lǣstan, from Germanic *laisti-. Cognate with German leisten (yield).

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Last

Third person singular
-

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
-

to Last (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

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

Template:Checksyns

  • continue
  • endure
  • survive
Antonyms[]
  • disintegrate
  • dissipate
  • fall apart
  • wear out
Related terms[]
Translations[]
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Etymology 3[]

File:Schusterleisten1.jpg

Various lasts, circa 1930.

Old English læste.

Noun[]

Wikipedia

Singular
Last

Plural
{{{1}}}

Last ({{{1}}})

  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.
Derived terms[]
  • cobbler, keep to your last
Translations[]

Etymology 4[]

Old English hlæst.

Noun[]

Singular
Last

Plural
{{{1}}}

Last ({{{1}}})

  1. (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.
  2. (obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
Translations[]
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

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)

  1. cargo
  2. cargo hold, hold (cargo area)
  3. weight, burden
Inflection[]
Synonyms[]
  • (cargo): ladning
  • (hold): lastrum

Etymology 2[]

From Old Norse lǫstr

Noun[]

Last c. (singular definite Lasten, plural indefinite Laster)

  1. vice
Inflection[]

Etymology 3[]

See laste (to load, carry) and laste (to blame).

Verb[]

Last

  1. Imperative of laste.

External links[]


Dutch[]

Noun[]

Last f. (plural Lasten, no diminutive)

  1. load, burden
  2. hindrance, problem

Derived terms[]

  • belasten
  • belasting
  • last hebben
  • lastpost
  • vaste last

Verb[]

last

  1. The second- and third-person present indicative of lassen.

German[]

Verb[]

Last

  1. Template:De-verb form of
  2. Template:De-verb form of

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[]

Noun[]

lāst m. (pl.: lāstas)

  1. footstep, track

Related terms[]

  • lǣstan

Slovene[]

Etymology[]

Common Slavic volst

Noun[]

last f.

  1. property

Swedish[]

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

last

Inflection for Last Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form
Possessive form
  1. cargo
  2. load
  3. habit which is difficult to get rid of, vice
    Rökning var hans enda last

See also[]

  • lasta (1)
  • lastbil (1)
  • vana (3)
  • ovana (3)

ar:last et:last el:last es:last fa:last fr:last ko:last io:last it:last kn:last kk:last ku:last lo:last li:last hu:last ml:last nl:last ja:last no:last pl:last pt:last ru:last simple:last fi:last sv:last ta:last te:last th:last tr:last uk:last vi:last zh:last