last
- adverb
- /læst/
- And I was arrested too last week, last Friday.
- last seen
- last updated
- last met
Ice house caught your show last night at the ice house.
- Ice house caught your show last night at the ice house.
- What the fuck was you on last night?
- Guys going out last night was a bad idea.
- The words came out of my mouth last night to Becca.
- So until Prince passed away last year, I just never knew.
- And they said we sold out last night like that, like that.
- Well, 'cause we drank last night, you know, I'm hungover.
- He's like, yeah, D left the windows open last night, I swear, bro.
- There are details that we know from last summer that came again this year.
- Of course, the big news stories last night was the Academy Awards.
- She goes, I told you last night where they were.
Examples
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The concert was fantastic, and I met my friends there last Saturday.
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Can you show me exactly where you last saw your father?
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Ice house caught your show last night at the ice house.
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Guys going out last night was a bad idea.
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I used this one last night and loved it.
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Of course, the big news stories last night was the Academy Awards.
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Yeah, since we last spoke.
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Where was she last seen?
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It's been 260 years since we last saw one another?
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You've certainly moved up in the world since I last saw you.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something a person is not thinking about or worrying about right now
- Informal
A person who thinks they are special and sometimes feels out of place
- Archaic
To keep trying until everything is finished no matter how long it takes
- Informal
To keep supporting something until the very end, no matter how long it takes
Compounds
- Literature
A final meal Jesus ate with his disciples before he was killed on a cross
- Formal
An act of saying goodbye to someone who has died, usually at their funeral
- Specialized
Half the Moon is lit when it comes after a full moon and before a new moon
- Literature
A final day when God decides each person's fate, rewarding good and punishing bad
An 1876 battle at Little Bighorn where Sioux and Cheyenne killed General Custer and his soldiers
- Specialized
An inventory method where the newest items are counted as sold first
- Specialized
A data structure like a stack where the newest item is removed first
A person who is arranged to care for children shortly before the care is needed
- Specialized
A solid foot-shaped form that people who make shoes use to shape or repair shoes
How Recent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Last used as an adverb (as in 'When did you see her last?') comes from the adjective meaning 'final', so here it means 'at the most recent time' or 'most recently'.