Adverb Bre Lɑːst Læst Race Arrived I Last/I

• he came last in the race.
• they arrived last of all.
• when did you see him last?
• i saw him last/i last saw him in new york two years ago.

last

1. after anyone or anything else; at the end
• He came last in the race.
• They arrived last of all.
2. most recently
• When did you see him last?
• I saw him last/I last saw him in New York two years ago.
• They last won the cup in 2006.
3. in every way that is important; completely
• She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.
4. used to tell somebody not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful
5. used when mentioning the last person or thing of a group, in order to say that they are not less important than the others
• Last but not least, I'd like to thank all the catering staff.
6. used, for example in a situation when people are losing their jobs, to say that the last people to be employed will be the first to go

Word Origin

• adverb Old English latost (adverb) ‘after all others in a series’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laatst, lest and German letzt, also to late.