last

Definition

• n. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
• n. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
• n. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
• n. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

Word forms

Past tense

lasted

Third person singular

lasts

Present participle

lasting

Past participle

lasted

Example sentences

1. a.

   This is the last book I need to read for my class.

2. vi.

   I hope this battery will last for a long time.

3. vt.

   We need to last the food until the end of the week.

4. adv.

   He finally arrived last after everyone else had left.

5. n.

   The last of the race was very exciting.