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last
Adjective
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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
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Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one.
I didn't see you last week.
last
Verb
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To endure, continue over time.
Summer seems to last longer each year.
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To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
years
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noun
(= old age, age, eld, geezerhood)
a late time of life
old age is not for sissies
he's showing his years
age hasn't slowed him down at all
a beard white with eld
on the brink of geezerhood
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noun
(= age)
a prolonged period of time
we've known each other for ages
I haven't been there for years and years
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noun
(= days)
the time during which someone's life continues
the monarch's last days
in his final years