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breathe one's last

last
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [last, lahst]
    • /brið wʌnz læst, lɑst/
    • /briːð wʌnz lɑːst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [last, lahst]
    • /brið wʌnz læst, lɑst/

Definitions of breathe one's last words

  • phrase breathe one's last When someone breathes their last, they die. 3
  • phrase breathe one's last If someone breathes their last, they die. 3
  • noun breathe one's last to die or be finished or defeated 3
  • noun breathe one's last to die 3
  • adjective breathe one's last occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page. 1
  • adjective breathe one's last most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday. 1
See all 41 definitions of breathe one's last

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Origin of breathe one's last

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English last, latst, syncopated variant of latest, Old English latest, lætest, superlative of læt, late

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Parts of speech for Breathe one's last

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Breathe one's last

breathe one's last popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for breathe one's last

verb breathe one's last

  • drown — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
  • perish — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
  • succumb — to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.
  • decease — death
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
All 15 Synonyms of breathe one's last

Antonyms for breathe one's last

verb breathe one's last

  • grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
All 8 Antonyms of breathe one's last

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