Last vs. Ultimate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Last and Ultimate
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Last
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes.
Ultimate
Being last in a series, process, or progression
"As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government" (Richard A. Epstein).
Last
Being, coming, or placed after all others; final
The last game of the season.
Ultimate
Final; last in a series.
Last
Being the only one left
His last nickel.
As a last resort.
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Ultimate
(of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
Last
Just past; most recent
Last year.
The last time I checked.
Ultimate
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
The ultimate pleasure
The ultimate disappointment
Last
Most up-to-date; newest
The last thing in swimwear.
Ultimate
Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
Last
Highest in extent or degree; utmost
To the last measure of human endurance.
Ultimate
That will happen at some time; eventual.
Last
Most valid, authoritative, or conclusive
The arbiter will have the last say in resolving this dispute.
Ultimate
Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
Last
Least likely or expected
The last person we would have suspected.
Ultimate
Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
An ultimate constituent of matter
Last
The least desirable or suitable
The last man for the job.
Ultimate
The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
Last
Being the latest possible
Waited until the last second before boarding the train.
Ultimate
The final or most distant point; the conclusion
Last
Lowest in rank or importance
Last prize.
Last place.
Ultimate
The greatest extremity; the maximum
Last
Used as an intensive
Every last dollar was donated to charity.
Ultimate
Ellipsis of ultimate frisbee/ultimate disc
Last
Of or relating to a terminal period or stage, as of life
The last days of the dinosaurs.
Ultimate
To finish; to complete.
Last
Administered just before death
The last sacraments.
Ultimate
Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final.
My harbor, and my ultimate repose.
Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive to this our ultimate happiness.
Last
After all others in chronology or sequence
Arrived last.
Ultimate
Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
Those ultimate truths and those universal laws of thought which we can not rationally contradict.
Last
Most recently
A fashion last popular in the 1940s.
Ultimate
Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate particle; an ultimate constituent of matter.
Last
At the end; finally
Add the butter last.
Ultimate
To come or bring to an end or issue; to eventuate; to end.
Last
One that is at the end or last
The last to be chosen.
On every page but the last.
Ultimate
To come or bring into use or practice.
Last
The end
Held out until the last.
Ultimate
Furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme;
The ultimate achievement
The ultimate question
Man's ultimate destiny
The ultimate insult
One's ultimate goal in life
Last
The final mention or appearance
Haven't seen the last of our troubles.
Ultimate
Being the last or concluding element of a series;
The ultimate sonata of that opus
A distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable
Last
A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.
Ultimate
Being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything;
The elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded
The ultimate ingredients of matter
His proposal is elegantly simple
Last
A unit of volume or weight varying for different commodities and in different districts, equal to about 80 bushels, 640 gallons, or 2 tons.
Last
To continue in time; go on
The war lasted four years.
Last
To continue; survive
The patient is not expected to last much longer.
Last
To remain in good or usable condition
Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
Last
To continue in force or practice
Wondered if the marriage would last.
Last
To remain in adequate supply
Will our water last?.
Last
To keep adequately supplied
Left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
Last
To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive
Hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.
Last
To mold or shape on a last.
Last
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Last
Most recent, latest, last so far.
The last time I saw him, he was married.
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Last
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
He is the last person to be accused of theft.
The last person I want to meet is Helen.
More rain is the last thing we need right now.
Last
Being the only one remaining of its class.
Japan is the last empire.
Last
Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
Last
Lowest in rank or degree.
The last prize
Last
The (one) immediately before the present.
We went there last year.
I was last to arrive.
Last
(of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.
It's Wednesday, and the party was last Tuesday; that is, not yesterday, but eight days ago.
When you say last Monday, do you mean the Monday just gone, or the one before that?
Last
Most recently.
When we last met, he was based in Toronto.
Last
(sequence) after everything else; finally
I'll go last as I have to add the butter last.
Last but not least
Last
To perform, carry out.
Last
(intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
Summer seems to last longer each year.
They seem happy now, but that won't last long.
Last
(intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
Last
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
To last a boot
Last
A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
Last
(obsolete) A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
Last
(obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
Last
(obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
Last
A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
Last
Of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.
Last
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.
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God.
Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.
Last
Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.
Last
Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
Contending for principles of the last importance.
Last
Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish.
Last
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.
And blunder on in business to the last.
Last
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.
Last
In conclusion; finally; lastly.
Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires,Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires.
Last
At a time next preceding the present time.
How long is't now since last yourself and IWere in a mask ?
Last
To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.
Last
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.
Last
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.
Last
A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.
The cobbler is not to go beyond his last.
Last
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.
Last
The burden of a ship; a cargo.
Last
The temporal end; the concluding time;
The stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
The market was up at the finish
They were playing better at the close of the season
Last
The last or lowest in an ordering or series;
He was the last to leave
He finished an inglorious last
Last
A person's dying act; the last thing a person can do;
He breathed his last
Last
The time at which life ends; continuing until dead;
She stayed until his death
A struggle to the last
Last
A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
Last
A unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
Last
The concluding parts of an event or occurrence;
The end was exciting
I had to miss the last of the movie
Last
Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Last
Persist or be long; in time;
The bad weather lasted for three days
Last
Continue to live; endure or last;
We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents
Last
Immediately past;
Last Thursday
The last chapter we read
Last
Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining;
The last time I saw Paris
The last day of the month
Had the last word
Waited until the last minute
He raised his voice in a last supreme call
The last game of the season
Down to his last nickel
Going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands
Intermediate stages in a process
Intermediate stops on the route
An intermediate level
Last
Occurring at or forming an end or termination;
His concluding words came as a surprise
The final chapter
The last days of the dinosaurs
Terminal leave
Last
Conclusive in a process or progression;
The final answer
A last resort
The net result
Last
Most unlikely or unsuitable;
The last person we would have suspected
The last man they would have chosen for the job
Last
Occurring at the time of death;
His last words
The last rites
Last
Not to be altered or undone;
The judge's decision is final
The arbiter will have the last say
Last
Lowest in rank or importance;
Last prize
In last place
Last
Highest in extent or degree;
To the last measure of human endurance
Whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually
Last
In accord with the most fashionable ideas or style;
Wears only the latest style
The last thing in swimwear
Knows the newest dances
Cutting-edge technology
A with-it boutique
Last
More recently than any other time;
I saw him last in London
Last
The item at the end;
Last, I'll discuss family values
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