n.

1. the temporal end; the concluding time;
   stopping point, finale, finis, finish, conclusion, close
   
   • the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
   • the market was up at the finish
   • they were playing better at the close of the season
2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
   
   • he was the last to leave
   • he finished an inglorious last
3. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
   
   • he breathed his last
4. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead;
   death
   
   • she stayed until his death
   • a struggle to the last
5. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
6. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
7. the concluding parts of an event or occurrence;
   end, final stage
   
   • the end was exciting
   • I had to miss the last of the movie
8. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes;
   shoemaker's last, cobbler's last

v.

1. persist for a specified period of time;
   endure
   
   • The bad weather lasted for three days
2. continue to live; endure or last;
   survive, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
   
   • We went without water and food for 3 days
   • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
   • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
   • how long can a person last without food and water?

adj.

1. immediately past;
   last(a)
   
   • last Thursday
   • the last chapter we read
2. coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
   
   • the last time I saw Paris
   • the last day of the month
   • had the last word
   • waited until the last minute
   • he raised his voice in a last supreme call
   • the last game of the season
   • down to his last nickel
3. occurring at or forming an end or termination;
   concluding, final, terminal
   
   • his concluding words came as a surprise
   • the final chapter
   • the last days of the dinosaurs
   • terminal leave
4. conclusive in a process or progression;
   final, net
   
   • the final answer
   • a last resort
   • the net result
5. most unlikely or unsuitable
   
   • the last person we would have suspected
   • the last man they would have chosen for the job
6. occurring at the time of death
   
   • his last words
   • the last rites
7. not to be altered or undone;
   final
   
   • the judge's decision is final
   • the arbiter will have the last say
8. lowest in rank or importance;
   last-place, lowest
   
   • last prize
   • in last place
9. highest in extent or degree;
   utmost
   
   • to the last measure of human endurance
   • whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually

adv.

1. more recently than any other time;
   most recently
   
   • I saw him last in London
2. the item at the end;
   lastly, in conclusion, finally
   
   • last, I'll discuss family values