last

I

adj

1. hindmost, rearmost, aftermost, Naut. aftmost, Anat. caudal, behind; posterior, subsequent, after.

2. latest, most recent, proximate; current, up-to-the-minute, up-to-date.

3. final, end, ending, concluding, ultimate, terminal, terminating, eventual.

4. conclusive, definitive, settling, determinative, determinating; deciding, resolving, inarguable.

5. utmost, extreme, ultra; farthest, outside, topping.

6. at last

a. finally, Fr. enfin. ultimately, in conclusion; at length, after a while.b. high time, about time, finito, eureka; amen, Q.E.D.; hurrah, yippee.

adv

7. after, behind, in the rear, astern, aft, Naut. abaft; hindward, rearward; finally, concluding-ly, in the end, ultimately.

n

8. conclusion, end, ending, finish, termination, completion, upshot, windup; tail end, tag end, tag, rear end, bitter end, fag end; discontinuance, cessation, stopping, quitting; denouement, Sl. curtains, Sl. payoff; rear guard, also-ran.

II

v

continue, persist, keep on, endure, perdure; subsist, exist, live, outlive, survive; abide, Archaic. bide, stay, remain; maintain, keep, hold good, stand, stand up, wear, wear well, outwear; be permanent, be constant, be steadfast.

III

n

mold, pattern, form, model, matrix; prototype, original, example; standard, paradigm.