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  • 81last —  , latest  Various authorities have issued various strictures against using last when you mean latest. Clearly, last should not be used when it might be misinterpreted, as in the last episode of the television series when you mean the most recent …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 82last —   1. Most recent. Hope, muli, nei, aku nei.    ♦ Very last, hope loa, muli hope.    ♦ Last night, i ka pō nei.    ♦ Last week, kēlā pule aku nei.    ♦ Last born, hānau hope.   2. Continue. Kāmau, ho omau, mau, kūlō ihi.   3. Conclusion. Hopena,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 83Last — This interesting surname recorded in the spellings of Last, Laste, and Lasterur, is of Medieval English origins. It has two possible origins, but in either case they are occupational. The first is a metonymic or nickname for a maker of shoe lasts …

    Surnames reference

  • 84lást — m ( es/ as) sole of foot; spoor, footprint, track, trace; gait, step; on lást(e) behind, after, in pursuit of; on lást lecgan to follow; lástas lecgan to go, journey; lást weardian keep the track of, follow closely lást1 n ( es/ ) accomplishment …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 85last — [OE] Modern English has three separate words last, two of which are related. The adjective, meaning ‘after all others’, originated in prehistoric Germanic as the superlative form of late; its modern Germanic relatives include German letzt and… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 86last — /lɑ:st/ adjective, adverb coming at the end of a series ● Out of a queue of twenty people, I was served last. ● This is our last board meeting before we move to our new offices. ● We finished the last items in the order just two days before the… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 87Last — die Last, en (Grundstufe) etw. Schweres, das auf etw. oder jmdm. liegt Beispiel: Die Regale biegen sich unter der Last der Bücher. die Last, en (Aufbaustufe) etw. unangenehm Schweres, das getragen oder transportiert wird Beispiel: Die Lasten… …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 88last — [OE] Modern English has three separate words last, two of which are related. The adjective, meaning ‘after all others’, originated in prehistoric Germanic as the superlative form of late; its modern Germanic relatives include German letzt and… …

    Word origins

  • 89Last — 1. Berufsübername zu mhd., mnd. last »Last« für einen Lastenträger. 2. Übername im übertragenen Sinne für einen Menschen, der Belastungen, Beschwerden, Widerwärtigkeiten zu ertragen hatte …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen

  • 90Last — 1. a) Ballast, Belastung, Druck, Gewicht, Masse, Schwere; (geh.): Bürde. b) Anstrengung, Elend, Jammer, Kummer, Leid, Mühe, Not, Problem, Qual, Sorge, Strapaze; (geh.): Beschwernis, Bürde, Geißel, Gram, Joch, Mühsal, Pein; (bildungsspr.): Krux.… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme