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late    Audio Help   [leyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, lat·er or lat·ter, lat·est or last, adverb lat·er, lat·est.
–adjective
1.occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
2.continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.
3.near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour.
4.belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.
5.immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.
6.recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.
7.occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.
8.belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.
–adverb
9.after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.
10.until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, esp. of the night: to work late.
11.at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
12.recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
—Idiom
13.of late, lately; recently: The days have been getting warmer of late.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE læt slow, late; c. G lass slothful, ON latr, Goth lats slow, lazy, L lassus tired]

—Related forms
lateness, noun

—Synonyms 1. tardy; slow, dilatory; delayed, belated. 4. See modern.
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last4    Audio Help   [last, lahst] Pronunciation Key
–noun
any of various large units of weight or capacity, varying in amount in different localities and for different commodities, often equivalent to 4000 pounds (1814.37 kilograms).
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE hlæst; c. D last, G Last load; akin to lade]
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last3    Audio Help   [last, lahst] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired.
2.the shape or form of a shoe.
–verb (used with object)
3.to shape on or fit to a last.
—Idiom
4.stick to one's last, to keep to that work, field, etc., in which one is competent or skilled.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME lest(e), last(e), OE lǣste; c. G Leisten; akin to OE lāst, Goth laists track]

—Related forms
laster, noun
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last2    Audio Help   [last, lahst] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object)
1.to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
2.to continue unexpended or unexhausted; be enough: We'll enjoy ourselves while our money lasts.
3.to continue in force, vigor, effectiveness, etc.: to last for the whole course.
4.to continue or remain in usable condition for a reasonable period of time: They were handsome shoes but they didn't last.
–verb (used with object)
5.to continue to survive for the duration of (often fol. by out): They lasted the war in Switzerland.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME lasten, OE lǣstan to follow (lit., go in the tracks of), perform, continue, last; c. G laisten to follow, Goth laistjan. See last3]

—Synonyms 1. See continue.
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last1    Audio Help   [last, lahst] Pronunciation Key
–adjective a superl. of late with later as compar.
1.occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page.
2.most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday.
3.being the only one remaining: my last dollar; the last outpost; a last chance.
4.final: in his last hours.
5.ultimate or conclusive; definitive: the last word in the argument.
6.lowest in prestige or importance: last prize.
7.coming after all others in suitability or likelihood; least desirable: He is the last person we'd want to represent us.
8.individual; single: The lecture won't start until every last person is seated.
9.utmost; extreme: the last degree of delight.
10.Ecclesiastical. (of the sacraments of penance, viaticum, or extreme unction) extreme or final; administered to a person dying or in danger of dying.
–adverb
11.after all others; latest: He arrived last at the party.
12.on the most recent occasion: When last seen, the suspect was wearing a checked suit.
13.in the end; finally; in conclusion.
–noun
14.a person or thing that is last.
15.a final appearance or mention: We've seen the last of her. That's the last we'll hear of it.
16.the end or conclusion: We are going on vacation the last of September.
—Idioms
17.at last, after a lengthy pause or delay: He was lost in thought for several minutes, but at last he spoke.
18.at long last, after much troublesome or frustrating delay: The ship docked at long last.
19.breathe one's last, to die: He was nearly 90 when he breathed his last.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME last, latst, syncopated var. of latest, OE latest, lætest, superl. of læt, late]

—Synonyms 1. Last, final, ultimate refer to what comes as an ending. That which is last comes or stands after all others in a stated series or succession; last may refer to objects or activities: a seat in the last row; the last game. That which is final comes at the end, or serves to end or terminate, admitting of nothing further; final is rarely used of objects: to make a final attempt. That which is ultimate (literally, most remote) is the last that can be reached, as in progression or regression, experience, or a course of investigation: ultimate truths.
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Thesaurus Entries (6 more entries. View all »)
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  last
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Coming after all others.
Synonyms:  closing, concluding, final, terminal
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  last
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Bringing up the rear.
Synonyms:  endmost, hindermost, hindmost, lattermost, rearmost
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  last
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Next before the present one.
Synonyms:  foregoing, latter, preceding, previous
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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Last Judgment: see Judgment Day.

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