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last Adjective

— Something is last in a row or in time if there are other things before it but no more things after it. I was the last person to go there: when I went, the others were all already there. My house is the last house at the end of the street.

last Determiner

— Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one. I didn't see you last week.

last Verb

— To endure, continue over time. Summer seems to last longer each year. — To hold out, continue undefeated or entire. I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.

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call Verb

— If you call someone, you contact them using a telephone. Can you call me tonight at about 8:00? We called 911 and the police came in five minutes. I can't talk now. I'll call back later. — If you call to someone, you use your voice to make them notice you. I can't see you. Call out to me so I can find you. — If you call someone or something mathx/math, you say they are mathx/math. If you ever tell anyone that, I'll call you a liar. The kids at school called him an asshole. Nobody would even call him good-looking. They called it the most important hockey game ever. — If somebody is called something, that is their name. Their daughter's called Mai. She's a beautiful baby. What do you call her? — If you call somebody somewhere, you ask or tell them to come there. She called me to her office. — If you call a meeting, a stop, etc., you say you want one to happen. I've called a meeting for tomorrow, and I'd like you to be there. Coach Dan Bylsma called a timeout to give his five players a rest.

call Noun

— A call is a time when you use the telephone to contact someone. After she made the phone call, she left the office. I received three calls about the car I was selling. — A visit to someone. I paid a call to a friend. The doctor does not do house calls. — A cry or shout. He heard a call from the other side of the room. — The cry of a bird or animal. Cuckoo birds have a unique call.

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for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

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passenger

— noun a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

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