last

A2 Topic:Time

Also spelled larst

US /læst/ UK /lɑːst/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lest /ɛ/ vs /æ/

adv adj noun Freq #166

Meanings

1

adj
Coming after all others; final.

December is the last month of the year.
2

adj
Most recent; the one just before now.

I saw that film last week.
3

adv
After all others; at the end.

She arrived last, after everyone else had sat down.
4

adj
Least likely or least wanted.

He was the last person I expected to see at the party.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 adv · after all others; at the end. finally

More continue endure lastly survive

Opposites

disintegrate dissipate

Word family

Forms lastedlasts

Derived forms ballastbelasteverlastforelastlaglastlast-bornlast-ditchlast-ditcherlast-gasplast-mentionedlast-minutelast-named

Related forms everlasting lasting

Common collocations

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English lest, leste (“shoemaker’s model shaped like a foot, last”), from Old English lǣste (“shoemaker‘s last”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, from *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace; to track”). Doublet of learn and lore. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch leest * German Leisten * Proto-Germanic *laistaz (“footprint”) * Swedish läst

*leys- Proto-Indo-European lest Middle English lǣste Old English *laistiz Proto-Germanic *leys-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Time

# last

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv, adj, noun
**IPA (US):** læst
**IPA (UK):** lɑːst
**Frequency rank:** 166

## Meanings
1. Coming after all others; final.
2. Most recent; the one just before now.
3. After all others; at the end.
4. Least likely or least wanted.

## Examples
- December is the last month of the year.
- I saw that film last week.
- She arrived last, after everyone else had sat down.
- He was the last person I expected to see at the party.

## Synonyms
- continue
- endure
- lastly
- survive

## Antonyms
- disintegrate
- dissipate

## Derived Forms
- ballast
- belast
- everlast
- forelast
- laglast
- last-born
- last-ditch
- last-ditcher
- last-gasp
- last-mentioned
- last-minute
- last-named

## Related Forms
- everlasting
- lasting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leys-
- Root: lest
- Root: lǣste
- Root: *laistiz
- Root: *leys-eh₂-

## Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English lest, leste (“shoemaker’s model shaped like a foot, last”), from Old English lǣste (“shoemaker‘s last”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, from *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace; to track”). Doublet of learn and lore. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch leest * German Leisten * Proto-Germanic *laistaz (“footprint”) * Swedish läst

## AI Etymology
Last is derived as a noun from Middle English lest, leste (“shoemaker’s model shaped like a foot, last”), from Old English lǣste (“shoemaker‘s last”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, from *laisǭ (“track, trail”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-eh₂-, from *leys- (“to trace; to track”). Doublet of learn and lore. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch leest * German Leisten * Proto-Germanic *laistaz (“footprint”) * Swedish läst

## Topics
- Time

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