| Last: English to English |
| Last (3d pers. sing. pres.) of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth. |
| Last (a.) At a time next preceding the present time. |
| Last (a.) At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York. |
| Last (a.) Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last c |
| Last (a.) Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft. |
| Last (a.) In conclusion; finally. |
| Last (a.) Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize. |
| Last (a.) Next before the present; as, I saw him last week. |
| Last (a.) Supreme; highest in degree; utmost. |
| Last (n.) A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, |
| Last (n.) The burden of a ship; a cargo. |
| Last (v. i.) A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed. |
| Last (v. i.) To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. |
| Last (v. i.) To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter. |
| Last (v. t.) To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot. |