Wordcyclopedia | English | This is the last stop.

this Determiner

— You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you. This trip was a great idea. Which book is yours, this one or that one? — The known thing. This man went to the door.

this Demonstrative Determiner

— The thing indicated. This is my hand.

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is Verb

— A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else. He is late for class. Is it hot in here?

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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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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stop Verb

— If you stop, you do not move; you rest. He stopped after running 2 miles. — If you stop something or somebody, you prevent them from moving or doing something. You cause the person to cease moving or progressing. The police tried to stop the criminal, but he was too fast. — If you stop doing something, you are not doing it anymore. You have ceased doing it. I stopped playing video games and went back to working on my project. — If you stop, you come to the end of the time when one is doing something. You start doing a different thing or start doing nothing.

stop Noun

— A stop is a place where buses, cars, taxis, or other vehicles halt to let passengers board or leave (get on or off).

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