lastlast2 ○○○ S1 W1 adverb 1 BEFOREmost recently before now → next When I last saw her, she was working in New York. Last call · Last-ditch · Last name · Last rites

the last meaning, definition, what is the last: the person or thing that comes after all...: Learn more.

if something happens at last, it happens after you have been hoping, waiting, or working for it a long time.

the next to last meaning, definition, what is the next to last: the one before the last one: Learn more.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishto the lastto the lastformalEND until the end of an event or the end of someone's life He died in 1987, ...

used to emphasize that something is the most important thing or quality. She regarded herself as a teacher first and last, not a writer.

b) SAY/STATEthe last statement or speech in a discussion or argument The last word must go to Nick, who has organized the whole project.

last thinglast thing ; END British English at the end of a day, afternoon, evening etc She likes a hot bath last thing at night. ; → thing ...

if you do something at the last moment or if something happens at the last moment, it happens at the last possible time.

last/final resort meaning, definition, what is last/final resort: what you will do if everything else fail...: Learn more.