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[n] the temporal end; the concluding time(the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell the market was up at the finish they were playing better at the close of the season)[v] persist for a specified period of time(The bad weather lasted for three days)[a] immediately past(last T

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[n] the temporal end; the concluding time
(the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell the market was up at the finish they were playing better at the close of the season)

[v] persist for a specified period of time
(The bad weather lasted for three days)

[a] immediately past
(last Thursday the last chapter we read)

[r] most_recently
(I saw him last in London)

[n] the last or lowest in an ordering or series
(he was the last to leave he finished an inglorious last)

[v] continue to live through hardship or adversity
(We went without water and food for 3 days These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents how long can a person last without food and water?)

[a] coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
(the last time I saw Paris the last day of the month had the last word waited until the last minute he raised his voice in a last supreme call the last game of the season down to his last nickel)

[r] the item at the end
(last, I'll discuss family values)

[n] a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
(he breathed his last)

[a] occurring at or forming an end or termination
(his concluding words came as a surprise the final chapter the last days of the dinosaurs terminal leave)

[n] the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
(she stayed until his death a struggle to the last)

[a] most unlikely or unsuitable
(the last person we would have suspected the last man they would have chosen for the job)

[n] a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds

[a] occurring at the time of death
(his last words the last rites)

[n] a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

[a] conclusive in a process or progression
(the final answer a last resort the net result)

[n] the concluding parts of an event or occurrence
(the end was exciting I had to miss the last of the movie)

[a] highest in extent or degree
(to the last measure of human endurance whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually)

[n] holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes

[a] not to be altered or undone
(the judge's decision is final the arbiter will have the last say)

[a] lowest in rank or importance
(last prize in last place)

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