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at long last
last 1 L0058000 (lăst)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 lē- in Indo-European roots.]
last′ly 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: Somehow he always seems to get the final word in what we end up doing. Terminal applies to what marks or forms a limit or boundary, as in space, time, or development: That railroad's terminal city is a town with a large harbor. Ultimate applies to what concludes a series, process, or progression or constitutes a final result or objective: the ultimate sonata of that opus; our ultimate goal; the ultimate effect.
last 2 L0058000 (lăst)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 lǣstan; see leis- in Indo-European roots.]
 last3last 3 L0058000 (lăst)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 lǣste, from lǣst, lāst, sole of the foot; see leis- in Indo-European roots.]
last 4 L0058000 (lăst)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.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  at long last - as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over"at last, ultimately, finally, in the end |
Translationsat long last
at (long) lastFinally. Typically said after a long period. My husband returns from his trip today at last—I've missed him so much! At long last, I got an A on a math test. All that studying really helped.See also: lastat long lastsee under at last. See also: last, long at long last After a lengthy or troublesome wait or delay: At long last the winter was over.See also: last, longat long lastFinally, after a long delay. The expression has been traced to the sixteenth century and was usually put as “at the long last,” last then being a noun meaning “duration.” Eric Partridge cited its perhaps most famous use, the opening words of the abdication speech of King Edward VIII in 1935, when he gave up the British throne in order to marry a divorced woman. By then it had long been a cliché.See also: last, longEncyclopediaSeelastat long last
Related to at long last: roughshod, veered, destroysSynonyms for at long lastadv as the end result of a succession or processSynonyms- at last
- ultimately
- finally
- in the end
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