last
English
/lɑːst/, /læst/, /last/, /ɫast/
adj
Definitions
- Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- Most recent, latest, last so far.
- Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
- Being the only one remaining of its class.
- Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
- Lowest in rank or degree.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English last (vice, fault).
Origin
Middle English
last
Gloss
vice, fault
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belast English
- born English
- ever English
- everlast English
- filst English
- filsten English
- lastability English
- lastable English
- lastborn English
- laster English
- lastest English
- lasteth English
- lastly English
- lastness English
- outlast English
- outlastest English
- outlasteth English
- unlast English
- Leisten German
- Leistung German
- leisten German
- leesten Dutch, Flemish
- *hlastuz Proto-Germanic
- ラスト Japanese
- leist Norwegian Nynorsk
- lest Norwegian Nynorsk
- hlæst Old English
- belast Middle English
- filsten Middle English
- last Middle English
- lasta Irish
- leistr Old Norse
- letlæst Danish
- læst Danish
- leesten Middle Dutch
- leist Old High German
- last Old Irish
- leisten Middle High German
- lest Middle High German
- Leescht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Leeschtung Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- leeschten Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- לעצט Yiddish