last

last

verb

Definition of LAST

1

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs <we were lucky that the batteries lasted until we could get to the store to buy more>

Synonyms hold up, keep up, last, prevail, survive

Related Words bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get by, get on, go, hang in, make out, manage, persevere; abide, continue, draw out, hang on, hold on, linger, persist, remain, run on, stretch

Near Antonyms break, break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, expire, stall, stop; run down, wane

Antonyms fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out

2

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state <this heavy drought has lasted all summer>

Synonyms abide, bide, endure, hold on, hold up, keep up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on

Related Words linger, stay, stick around, tarry; carry through, prevail, survive

Near Antonyms abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane

Antonyms cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up