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last 1  (lst)
adj.
1. Being, coming, or placed after all others; final: the last game of the season.
2. Being the only one left: his last nickel; as a last resort.
3. Just past; most recent: last year; the last time I checked.
4. Most up-to-date; newest: the last thing in swimwear.
5. Highest in extent or degree; utmost: to the last measure of human endurance.
6. Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive: The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
7.
a. Least likely or expected: the last person we would have suspected.
b. The least desirable or suitable: the last man for the job.
8. Being the latest possible: waited until the last second before boarding the train.
9. Lowest in rank or importance: last prize; last place.
10. Used as an intensive: Every last dollar was donated to charity.
11.
a. Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life: the last days of the dinosaurs.
b. Administered just before death: the last sacraments.
adv.
1. After all others in chronology or sequence: arrived last.
2. Most recently: a fashion last popular in the 1940s.
3. At the end; finally: Add the butter last.
n.
1. One that is at the end or last: the last to be chosen; on every page but the last.
2. The end: held out until the last.
3. The final mention or appearance: haven't seen the last of our troubles.
Idioms:
at last
After a considerable length of time; finally.
at long last
After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay: At long last the winter was over.

[Middle English, from Old English latost, superlative of læt, late; see l- in Indo-European roots.]

lastly adv.
Synonyms: last1, final, terminal, ultimate
These adjectives mean coming after all others in chronology or sequence. Last applies to what comes at the end of a series: the last day of the month.
Something final stresses the definitiveness and decisiveness of the conclusion: "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality" (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Terminal applies to what marks or forms a limit or boundary, as in space, time, or development: The railroad chose as its terminal city a town with a large harbor.
Ultimate applies to what concludes a series, process, or progression, to what constitutes a final result or objective, and to what is most distant or remote, as in time: the ultimate sonata of that opus; our ultimate goal; the ultimate effect.

last 2  (lst)
v. last·ed, last·ing, lasts
v.intr.
1.
a. To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
b. To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
2.
a. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
b. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
3. To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?
v.tr.
1. To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
2. To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.

[Middle English lasten, from Old English lstan; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.]

last 3  (lst)
n.
A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
tr.v. last·ed, last·ing, lasts
To mold or shape on a last.

[Middle English leste, laste, from Old English lste, from lst, lst, sole of the foot; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.]

last 4  (lst)
n. Chiefly British
A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons.

[Middle English, load, a kind of measure, from Old English hlæst, load.]

lastly [ˈlɑːstlɪ]
adv
at the end or at the last point
sentence connector
in the end; finally lastly, he put on his jacket
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Adv.1.lastly - the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values"

lastly
adverb finally, to conclude, at last, in the end, ultimately, all in all, to sum up, in conclusion Lastly, I would like to ask you about your future plans.
Translations
lastly [ˈlɑːstlɪ] ADVpor último, finalmente

lastly [ˈlɑːstli] adv
(= finally) (used by speaker)en dernier lieu
And lastly, what do we mean by "acceptable technology"? → Et en dernier lieu, qu'entendons-nous par "technologie acceptable"?
Lastly, I would like to ask about your future plans → En dernier lieu, j'aimerais m'enquérir de vos projets à venir.
(in list, series of actions)pour finir
last-minute [ˌlɑːstˈmɪnɪt] adj [decision, change, attempt] → de dernière minute; [goal, penalty] → à la dernière minute
last rites npl
the last rites → les derniers sacrements
to administer the last rites → administrer les derniers sacrements
Last Supper n (in Bible) the Last Supper → la Cène

lastly

lastly [ˈlɑːstlɪ] advinfine, per finire, per ultimo
lastly [ˈlɑːstlɪ] advinfine, per finire, per ultimo

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And, lastly, he inveighed against Minerva because she had not contrived iron wheels in the foundation of her house, so its inhabitants might more easily remove if a neighbor proved unpleasant.
Lastly, I have endeavoured strongly to inculcate, that virtue and innocence can scarce ever be injured but by indiscretion; and that it is this alone which often betrays them into the snares that deceit and villainy spread for them.
There is, lastly, a class of things which are neither present in a subject nor predicable of a subject, such as the individual man or the individual horse.
 
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