1[intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) to continue for a particular period of time The meeting only lasted (for) a few minutes.

[intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) to continue for a particular period of time. Each game lasts about an hour. How long does the play last?

the person or thing that comes or happens after all other similar people or things. Sorry I'm late—am I the last? They were the last to arrive.

[only before noun] that is the only one that remains synonym final. This is our last bottle of water. He knew this was his last hope of winning.

after much delay, effort, etc.; in the end synonym finally At last we're home! At long last the check arrived. Which Word?lastly / at last.

The only known use of the verb last is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for last is from around 1225, in St. Juliana.

1after anyone or anything else; at the end He came in last in the race. They arrived last of all.

happening or coming after all other similar things or people We caught the last bus home. It's the last house on the left. She was last to arrive.

​. after anyone or anything else; at the end. He came last in the race. They arrived last of all. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? · ​. most recently.

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