Dictionary definition · last
noun
- the temporal end; the concluding time"the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"
- the last or lowest in an ordering or series"he was the last to leave"
- a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do"he breathed his last"
- the time at which life ends; continuing until dead"she stayed until his death"
verb
- persist for a specified period of time"The bad weather lasted for three days"
- continue to live and avoid dying"We went without water and food for 3 days"
adjective
- immediately past"last Thursday"
- coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining"the last time I saw Paris"
- occurring at or forming an end or termination"his concluding words came as a surprise"
- most unlikely or unsuitable"the last person we would have suspected"
adverb
- most recently"I saw him last in London"
- the item at the end"last, I'll discuss family values"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).