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You can use l___ in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them.You can use last in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them.They wouldn't have lasted the full game.I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.It'll be a miracle if the band lasts out the tour.A breakfast will be served to those who last out till dawn! determinerYou use last in expressions such as last Friday, last night, and last year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year.I got married last July.He never made it home at all last night.It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections.adjectiveThe last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one.Much has changed since my last visit.At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent.I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago.The last few weeks have been hectic.The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last.Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains.Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza....the freeing of the last hostage.He finished off the last of the coffee.The last of the ten inmates gave themselves up after twenty eight hours.You use last before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out.He reached the last four at Wimbledon....the only woman among the authors making it through to the last six.You can use last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely .The last thing I wanted to do was teach.He would be the last person who would do such a thing.I would be the last to say that science has explained everything.adverbIf something last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened.When were you there last?The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it.Hunting on the trust's 625,000 acres was last debated two years ago.If you do something last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else.I testified last.I was always picked last for the football team at school.The foreground, nearest the viewer, is painted last.otherordinal numberThe last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind .This is his last chance as prime minister....the last three pages of the chapter.She said it was the very last house on the road.They didn't come last in their league.I'm not the first employee she has done this to and I probably won't be the last.The trickiest bits are the last on the list.pronounIf you are the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you.She was the last to go to bed.Riccardo and I are always the last to know what's going on.The last you see of someone or the last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them.She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her.I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him.verbIf an event, situation, or problem lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time.The marriage had lasted for less than two years.The games lasted only half the normal time.Enjoy it because it won't last.If something lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition.You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages.The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours.The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries.If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer.You can use last in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them.They wouldn't have lasted the full game.I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.It'll be a miracle if the band lasts out the tour.A breakfast will be served to those who last out till dawn! A2

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last lastslastinglasted

query	You can use l___ in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them.You can use last in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them. They wouldn't have lasted the full game. I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do. It'll be a miracle if the band lasts out the tour. A breakfast will be served to those who last out till dawn!
word	last
full-definition	determiner You use last in expressions such as last Friday, last night, and last year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year. I got married last July. He never made it home at all last night. It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections. adjective The last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one. Much has changed since my last visit. At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent. I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago. The last few weeks have been hectic. The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last. Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains. Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza. ...the freeing of the last hostage. He finished off the last of the coffee. The last of the ten inmates gave themselves up after twenty eight hours. You use last before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out. He reached the last four at Wimbledon. ...the only woman among the authors making it through to the last six. You can use last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely . The last thing I wanted to do was teach. He would be the last person who would do such a thing. I would be the last to say that science has explained everything. adverb If something last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened. When were you there last? The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it. Hunting on the trust's 625,000 acres was last debated two years ago. If you do something last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else. I testified last. I was always picked last for the football team at school. The foreground, nearest the viewer, is painted last. other ordinal number The last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind . This is his last chance as prime minister. ...the last three pages of the chapter. She said it was the very last house on the road. They didn't come last in their league. I'm not the first employee she has done this to and I probably won't be the last. The trickiest bits are the last on the list. pronoun If you are the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you. She was the last to go to bed. Riccardo and I are always the last to know what's going on. The last you see of someone or the last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them. She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her. I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him. verb If an event, situation, or problem lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time. The marriage had lasted for less than two years. The games lasted only half the normal time. Enjoy it because it won't last. If something lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition. You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages. The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours. The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries. If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer. You can use last in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them. They wouldn't have lasted the full game. I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do. It'll be a miracle if the band lasts out the tour. A breakfast will be served to those who last out till dawn!
inflections	lastslastinglasted
cefr-level	A2

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