American Dictionary
Definition last in American English
last
adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun
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adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Last can be used in the following ways:
as a determiner (followed by a noun): I saw him last night.I wasn’t here last time.
as an adjective (after a determiner and before a noun): My last job was in London.I ate the last piece of cake. (after the verb “to be”): I was last in the race.
as a pronoun (after “the”): Their new CD is even better than the last.And that was the last I saw of him.
as an adverb: When did you see him last?I put my shoes on last.
as a noun (followed by “of”): I drank up the last of the wine.
Tonight's performance is the last in a series.
Janice was the last to leave.
Why am I always the last to find out about these parties?
His airplane disappeared into the clouds, and that was the last we ever saw of him.
used for referring to someone or something that remains after all the rest have gone, or to part of an amount that remains after the rest has been used
the last surviving copy of the manuscript
I hope to be among the last four in the tournament.
He is the last of his generation.
used for emphasizing that someone or something is not at all likely, appropriate, or wanted in a particular situation
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