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last

  • adjective
  • läst

Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

Example

“Will try to fix it by myself for now: as a last resort, we can always take it to a grease monkey.”

Other meanings

  1. Most recent, latest, last so far.

    “The last time I saw him, he was married.”

  2. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.

    “He is the last person to be accused of theft.”

Example sentences

  • “I just had another lesson last night.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “That was the last roll of toilet paper.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “Is the market cheaper than last week?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "latost".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “last” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.