last in Kashmiri कॉशुर
last in Malayalam മലയാളം
last in English
- last⇄adj. 1a. coming after all others; being at the end; final.
Ex. the last page of a book. Z is the last letter of the alphabet.
b. belonging to the end or final stage.
c. coming after all others in importance or estimation; lowest.last⇄adv. 1. after all the others; at the end; finally.
Ex. He came last in line. Love thyself last (Shakespeare).
2. on the latest or most recent occasion.
Ex. When did you last see him?
3. in conclusion; finally.last⇄expr. at last or at long last, at the end; after a long time; finally.
Ex. At last the baby fell asleep. At long last, sometime this month the Los Angeles Public Library is expected to start circulation of discs (Saturday Review).last⇄expr. breathe (or gasp) one's last, to die.
Ex. On his Cross breathing his painful last (Thomas Ken).last⇄expr. last out, to go or come through safely; survive.
Ex. The Puritans lasted out theirfirst winter in New England and began to plant in the spring.last⇄expr. see the last of, not to see again.
Ex. I'm glad to see the last of this unfriendly place.last⇄expr. stick to one's last, to pay attention to one's own work; mind one's own business.
Ex. The cabdriver told the passenger to stick to her last and stop the back-seat driving.last⇄last (1), adjective, adverb, noun.last⇄last (2), verb, noun.last⇄last (3), noun, verb.last⇄last (4), noun.
a unit of weight or cubic measure, often equal to 4,000 pounds but varying in different localities and for different produce.last⇄noun a block of wood or metal shaped like a person's foot on which shoes are formed or repaired.last⇄noun power of holding on or out; staying power.
Ex. Few have the last to continue long against adversity.last⇄noun 1. the person or thing that comes after all others.
Ex. He was the last in the line. I speak of this last with some hesitation.
2a. the last part; end.
Ex. You have not heard the last of this.
b. the end of life; death. <last⇄v.i. 1. to go on; hold out; continue to be; endure.
Ex. The storm lasted three days. Can you last through the race?
2. to continue in good condition, force, or the like.
Ex. I hope these shoes last a year.
3. to be enough.last⇄v.t. to be enough for (a person).
Ex. This money won't last me a whole week.last⇄v.t. to form (shoes and boots) on a last.