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Last [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. That comes after all the others; the latest; applied to time; as the last hour of the day; the last day of the year.

2. That follows all the others; that is behind all the others in place; hindmost; as, this was the last man that entered the church.

3. Beyond which there is no more.

4. Here, last of Britons, let your names be read.

5. Next before the present; as the last week; the last year.

6. Utmost.

7. Their last endeavors bend, T' outshine each other.

8. It is an object of the last importance.

9. Lowest; meanest.

10. Antilochus takes the lst prize.

11. At last at the last at the end; in the conclusion.

12. Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last Genesis 49:1 .

13. To the last to the end; till the conclusion.

14. And blunder on in business to the last

15. In the phrases, 'you are the last man I should consult' 'this is the last place in which I should expect to find you, ' the word last implies improbability; this is the most improbable place, and therefore I should resort to it last

Last [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The last time; the time before the present. I saw him last at New York.

2. In conclusion; finally.

3. Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires, adores; and last the thing adored desires.

Last [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A load; hence, a certain weight or measure. A last of codfish, white herrings, meal, and ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn is ten quarters or eighty bushels; of gun powder, twenty four barrels; of red herrings, twenty cades; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1700 pounds.

2. A mold or form of the human foot, made of wood, on which shoes are formed.

3. The cobbler is not to go beyond his last

Last [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. Our government cannot last long unless administered by honest men.

2. To continue unimpaired; not to decay or perish. Select for winter the best apples to last This color will last

3. To hold out; to continue unconsumed. The captain knew he had not water on board to last a week.

Last [Third person singular present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

Last [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or order of succession; following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the last year of a century; the last man in a line of soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.

2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.

3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.

4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the last prize.

5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is the last person to be accused of theft.

6. 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.

7. In conclusion; finally.

8. At a time next preceding the present time.

Last [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.

2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.

Last [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.

3. A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.

Last [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.

Lastage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A duty paid for freight or transportation.

2. [Not used in the United States.]

3. Ballast. [Not used.]

4. The lading of a ship. [Not used.]

Lastage [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.

2. A tax on wares sold by the last.

3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast.

4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.

Laste [Obsolete imperfect tense] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Last, to endure.

Lasted [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Last

Laster [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts; a tool for stretching leather on a last.

Lastery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A red color. [Not in use.]

Lastery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A red color.

Lasting [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Durable; of long continuance; that may continue or endure; as a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Lasting [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Continuing in time; enduring; remaining.

Lasting [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Lasting [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a lasting manner.

Lasting [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Continuance; endurance.

2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting.

3. The act or process of shaping on a last.

Lasting [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Last

Lastingly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Durably; with continuance.

Lastingness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Durability; the quality or state of long continuance.

Lastly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In the last place.

2. In the conclusion; at last; finally.

Lastly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. In the last place; in conclusion.

2. at last; finally.

Existence Roget’s Thesaurus §1

N. existence, being, entity, ens, esse, subsistence, reality, actuality, positiveness, fact, matter of fact, sober reality, truth, actual existence, presence, coexistence, stubborn fact, hard fact, not a dream, no joke, center of life, essence, inmost nature, inner reality, vital principle, [Science of existence], ontology

V. exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay

Adj. existing, existent, under the sun, in existence, extant, afloat, afoot, on foot, current, prevalent, undestroyed, real, actual, positive, absolute, true, substantial, substantive, self-existing, self-existent, essential, well-founded, well-grounded, unideal, unimagined, not potential, authentic

Adv. actually, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, indeed, de facto, ipso facto

Phr. ens rationis; ergo sum cogito; "thinkest thou existence doth depend on time?"

Prototype Roget’s Thesaurus §22

N. prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type, archetype, antitype, protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample, paradigm, lay-figure, text, copy, design, fugleman, keynote, die, mold, matrix, last, plasm, proplasm, protoplasm, mint, seal, punch, intaglio, negative, stamp

V. be an example, be a role model, set an example, set a copy

Phr. a precedent embalms a principle, exempla sunt odiosa, 4, general relation

End Roget’s Thesaurus §67

N. end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out, -blow, sockdolager*

V. end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over, expire, die, come to a close, draw to a close, have run its course, run out, pass away, bring to an end, put an end to, make an end of, determine, get through, achieve, stop, shut up shop, hang up one's fiddle

Adj. ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, &c. unbegun, uncommenced, fresh

Adv. finally, in fine, at the last, once for all

Phr. "as high as heaven and as deep as hell", deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus romanorum

Diuturnity Roget’s Thesaurus §110

N. diuturnity, a long time, a length of time, an age, a century, an eternity, slowness, perpetuity, blue moon, coon's age, dog's age, durableness, durability, persistence, endlessness, lastingness, continuance, standing, permanence survival, survivance, longevity, distance of time, protraction of time, prolongation of time, extension of time, delay

V. last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years, tarry, drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain, protract, prolong, spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out, temporize, gain time, make time, talk against time, outlast, outlive, survive, live to fight again

Adj. durable, lasting, of long duration, of long-standing, permanent, endless, chronic, long-standing, intransient, intransitive, intransmutable, persistent, lifelong, livelong, longeval, long-lived, macrobiotic, diuturnal, evergreen, perennial, sempervirent, sempervirid, unrelenting, unintermitting, unremitting, perpetual, lingering, protracted, prolonged, spun out, long-pending, long- winded, slow

Adv. long, for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day, long ago, longo intervallo, all the day long, all the year round, the livelong day, as the day is long, morning noon and night, hour after hour, day after day, &c, for good, permanently

The Past Roget’s Thesaurus §122

N. the past, past time, days of yore, times of yore, days of old, times of old, days past, times past, days gone by, times gone by, bygone days, old times, ancient times, former times, fore time, the good old days, the olden time, good old time, auld lang syne, eld|, antiquity, antiqueness, status quo, time immemorial, distance of time, remote age, remote time, remote past, rust of antiquity paleontology, paleography, paleology, paleozoology, palætiology|, archaeology, paleogeography, paleoecology, paleobotany, paleoclimatoogy, archaism, antiquarianism, medievalism, pre-raphaelitism, paleography, retrospect, retrospection, looking back, memory, laudator temporis acti, medievalist, pre-raphaelite, antiquary, antiquarian, archmologist &c, oldbuck, dryasdust, ancestry

V. be past, have expired, have run its course, have had its day, pass, pass by, go by, pass away, go away, pass off, go off, lapse, blow over, look back, trace back, cast the eyes back, exhume

Adj. past, gone, gone by, over, passed away, bygone, foregone, elapsed, lapsed, preterlapsed, expired, no more, run out, blown over, has-been, that has been, extinct, antediluvian, antebellum, never to return, gone with the wind, exploded, forgotten, irrecoverable, obsolete, former, pristine, quondam, ci-devant, late, ancestral, foregoing, last, latter, recent, over night, preterperfect, preterpluperfect, looking back, retrospective, retroactive, archaeological

Adv. paleo-, archaeo-, formerly, of old, of yore, erst, whilom, erewhile, time was, ago, over, in the olden time, anciently, long ago, long since, a long while, a long time ago, years ago, yesteryear, ages ago, some time ago, some time since, some time back, yesterday, the day before yesterday, last year, ultimo, lately, retrospectively, ere now, before now, till now, hitherto, heretofore, no longer, once, once upon a time, from time immemorial, from prehistoric times, in the memory of man, time out of mind, already, yet, up to this time, ex post facto

Phr. time was, the time has been, the time hath been, you can't go home again, fuimus troes, fruit ilium, hoc erat in more majorum, "o call back yesterday, bid time return", tempi passati, "the eternal landscape of the past", ultimus romanorum, "what's past is prologue", "whose yesterdays look backward with a smile", 2. time with reference to a particular period

Permanence Roget’s Thesaurus §141

N. stability, quiescence, obstinacy, permanence, persistence, endurance, durability, standing, status quo, maintenance, preservation, conservation, conservation, law of the medes and persians, standing dish

V. let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet, hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good

Adj. stable, persisting, permanent, established, unchanged &c. (change ), renewed, intact, inviolate, persistent, monotonous, uncheckered, unfailing, undestroyed, unrepealed, unsuppressed, conservative, qualis ab incepto, prescriptive, stationary

Adv. in statu quo, for good, finally, at a stand, at a standstill, uti possidetis, without a shadow of turning

Phr. esto perpetua, nolumus leges angliae mutari, j'y suis et j'y ereste

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Genesis 19:34

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”

Genesis 25:8

Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 25:17

And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 26:22

And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

Genesis 29:34

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

Genesis 31:29

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

Genesis 31:42

Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

Genesis 35:18

And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.

Genesis 35:29

And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 47:9

And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”

Genesis 49:1

And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

Then Jacob called for his sons and said, “Gather around so that I can tell you what will happen to you in the days to come:

Genesis 49:19

Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

Gad will be attacked by raiders, but he will attack their heels.

Genesis 49:33

And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.

Leviticus 25:15

According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining.

Numbers 2:31

All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards.

The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”

Numbers 14:33

And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”

Deuteronomy 28:59

Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.

Deuteronomy 33:15

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills,

Joshua 8:24

And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.