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- [last, lahst]
- /læst, lɑst/
- /lɑːst/
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- [last, lahst]
- /læst, lɑst/
Definitions of lasts word
- adjective lasts occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place: the last line on a page. 1
- adjective lasts most recent; next before the present; latest: last week; last Friday. 1
- adjective lasts being the only one remaining: my last dollar; the last outpost; a last chance. 1
- adjective lasts final: in his last hours. 1
- adjective lasts ultimate or conclusive; definitive: the last word in the argument. 1
- adjective lasts lowest in prestige or importance: last prize. 1
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Origin of lasts
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 Lasts
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lasts 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".
lasts usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lasts
adjective lasts
- formers — Plural form of former.
- closings — Plural form of closing.
- crownings — Plural form of crowning.
- determinatives — Plural form of determinative.
- ends — Plural form of end.
verb lasts
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
noun lasts
- finishes — Plural form of finish.
- completions — Plural form of completion.
- conclusions — Plural form of conclusion.
- finales — Plural form of finale.
Antonyms for lasts
adjective lasts
- firsts — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- fronts — Plural form of front.
- initials — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- primaries — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
noun lasts
- commencements — Plural form of commencement.
- introductions — Plural form of introduction.
- leads — Plural form of lead.