last: signification et définitions

Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.

Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.

Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.

Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.

Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.

Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.

Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.

The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.

Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.

Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.

Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.

Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.

Administered just before death: the last sacraments.

After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.

Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.

At the end; finally: Add the butter last.

One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.

The end: held out until the last.

The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles.

at last After a considerable length of time; finally.

at long last After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay: At long last the winter was over.

To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.

To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.

To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.

To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.