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verb

ADVERB

▪ long

▪ Your car will last longer if you take care of it.

▪ well

▪ Even when cut, the flowers last very well.

▪ forever, indefinitely

▪ Nothing lasts forever.

▪ With care, the vines will last indefinitely.

▪ rarely

▪ This type of happiness rarely lasts.

▪ never

▪ Happiness never lasts.

VERB + LAST

▪ can

▪ The storm could last quite a long time.

▪ The good weather couldn't last.

▪ will

▪ The kids are all very enthusiastic, but it won't last.

▪ be likely to, be sure to

▪ a bruise that was sure to last for days

▪ be unlikely to

▪ I always thought his popularity was unlikely to last.

▪ be expected to

▪ seem to

▪ The flight seemed to last forever.

▪ be built to, be made to

▪ This house was built to last.

PREPOSITION

▪ for

▪ The war lasted for three years.

▪ into

▪ The celebrations lasted well into the next week.

▪ through

▪ The effort began in November and lasted through February. (AmE)

▪ She hoped they had enough firewood to last through the night. (BrE)

▪ until

▪ The trial is expected to last until the end of the week.

PHRASES

▪ while sth lasts

▪ Interest rates are at their lowest level for a decade. I suggest you enjoy it while it lasts.

Last is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑beauty, ↑bulb, ↑career, ↑ceasefire, ↑effect, ↑kiss, ↑marriage, ↑period, ↑relationship, ↑session, ↑siege, ↑stock, ↑storm, ↑strike, ↑supply, ↑truce, ↑war

Last is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hour, ↑lifetime, ↑minute, ↑moment
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adj.

Last is used with these nouns: ↑act, ↑appearance, ↑autumn, ↑bend, ↑birthday, ↑boyfriend, ↑bus, ↑call, ↑century, ↑chance, ↑chapter, ↑check, ↑dance, ↑decade, ↑effort, ↑election, ↑encounter, ↑episode, ↑fall, ↑farewell, ↑favour, ↑flicker, ↑fling, ↑fortnight, ↑frontier, ↑frost, ↑generation, ↑girlfriend, ↑glimpse, ↑half, ↑haul, ↑hope, ↑hurdle, ↑illness, ↑incarnation, ↑instalment, ↑kiss, ↑lap, ↑leg, ↑minute, ↑moment, ↑month, ↑mouthful, ↑movement, ↑name, ↑night, ↑order, ↑page, ↑part, ↑phase, ↑post, ↑posting, ↑quarter, ↑ray, ↑recording, ↑refuge, ↑relic, ↑remnant, ↑request, ↑reserve, ↑round, ↑salute, ↑scene, ↑scrap, ↑semester, ↑session, ↑shred, ↑sip, ↑spring, ↑stage, ↑stand, ↑step, ↑summer, ↑survivor, ↑syllable, ↑thing, ↑third, ↑time, ↑train, ↑vestige, ↑visit, ↑voyage, ↑warning, ↑week, ↑weekend, ↑wilderness, ↑winter, ↑wish, ↑word, ↑year

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Synonyms:

Latest, The last time, Endure, remain, continue / Hindmost, After all the rest, Hold out, be unexhausted, be unconsumed / Final, ultimate, Finally, in conclusion / Highest, greatest, utmost, extreme

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Last — (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See {Late}, and cf. {Latest}.] 1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last — (l[.a]st), adv. [See {Last}, a.] 1. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York. [1913 Webster] 2. In conclusion; finally; lastly. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last — Last, n. [As. hl[ae]st, fr. hladan to lade; akin to OHG. hlast, G., D., Dan., & Sw. last: cf. F. laste, last, a last, of German or Dutch origin. See {Lade}.] 1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last — Last, n. [AS. l[=a]st trace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l[ a]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. {Last}, v. i., {Learn}, {Delirium}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last — Last, v. t. To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last — Last, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l[=ae]st, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last — (l[.a]st), 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Last}, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Last.fm — Infobox Website name = Last.fm favicon = caption = url = [http://www.last.fm/ www.last.fm] commercial = Yes type = Music, Statistics Community registration = Free, or subscribe for £1.50 per month ($3 USD) owner = CBS Interactive language =… … Wikipedia
last — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to continue in time 2. a. to remain fresh or unimpaired ; endure b. to manage to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
last — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, HAVE THE LAST LAUGH, ON ONE S LAST LEGS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED … Dictionary of American idioms
last — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, HAVE THE LAST LAUGH, ON ONE S LAST LEGS, TILL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED or UNTIL THE LAST GUN IS FIRED … Dictionary of American idioms

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