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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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in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

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first Adjective

— The first thing is the one that is number one (1) in order. I have no older brothers. I was the first child.

first Adverb

— If something is first, it is before anything else. He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first. First, I should say that we're happy to see you all here today. — Never before. I first went to Japan in 1994. — At the beginning. When we were first married, everything was wonderful.

first Noun

— A first is something that has not happened before. A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.

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out Preposition

— Something that is out is not in. Polly opened the door and went out. — If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing.. Turn the light out before you leave. The power's out so nothing's working. I'm trying to find which light went out. Oh, no! The fire's gone out again. — Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside. He took the pen out of his pocket. Please, close the door as you go out. If you walk out that door, you can't come back. The car stopped and out came two men. — far away We live out in the country. He's about half an hour out of Toronto. — If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them. You can't see the doctor now. He is out. — to a number of people We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived. — away Don't throw that out. I'm still using it. — If something is out, you can look at or see it. the sun is out the flowers are out — If something comes out of something, it comes from it. — If something is out, it is available for sale. — If something is out, it is not in fashion. — If someone is out, they are not conscious. — If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it. — If mathx/math is made out of mathy/math, mathy/math is the material that mathx/math is made of.

out Noun

— If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out. There were two men on base and two outs. — A way to escape is an out.

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stack Noun

— A pile of something similar. There is a stack of books outside. Are those yours?

stack Verb

— When you stack something, you put something similar on top of one another to form a pile. I stacked up the books at one side.

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