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ALL meanings of lasts

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  • noun lasts Plural form of last. 1
  • adjective lasts occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page. 1
  • adjective lasts most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday. 1
  • adjective lasts being the only one remaining: my last dollar; the last outpost; a last chance. 1
  • adjective lasts final: in his last hours. 1
  • adjective lasts ultimate or conclusive; definitive: the last word in the argument. 1
  • adjective lasts lowest in prestige or importance: last prize. 1
  • adjective lasts coming after all others in suitability or likelihood; least desirable: He is the last person we'd want to represent us. 1
  • adjective lasts individual; single: The lecture won't start until every last person is seated. 1
  • adjective lasts utmost; extreme: the last degree of delight. 1
  • adjective lasts Ecclesiastical. (of the sacraments of penance, viaticum, or extreme unction) extreme or final; administered to a person dying or in danger of dying. 1
  • adverb lasts after all others; latest: He arrived last at the party. 1
  • adverb lasts on the most recent occasion: When last seen, the suspect was wearing a checked suit. 1
  • adverb lasts in the end; finally; in conclusion. 1
  • noun lasts any of various large units of weight or capacity, varying in amount in different localities and for different commodities, often equivalent to 4000 pounds (1814.37 kilograms). 1
  • idioms lasts stick to one's last, to keep to that work, field, etc., in which one is competent or skilled. 1
  • verb without object lasts to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks. 1
  • verb without object lasts to continue unexpended or unexhausted; be enough: We'll enjoy ourselves while our money lasts. 1
  • verb without object lasts to continue in force, vigor, effectiveness, etc.: to last for the whole course. 1
  • verb without object lasts to continue or remain in usable condition for a reasonable period of time: They were handsome shoes but they didn't last. 1
  • verb with object lasts to shape on or fit to a last. 1
  • noun lasts plural of last. 0
  • verb lasts third-person singular simple present indicative form of last. 0
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