The difference between Last and Tail end
When used as nouns, last means a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes, whereas tail end means the hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the butt, buttocks.
Last is also determiner with the meaning: the (one) immediately before the present.
Last is also adverb with the meaning: most recently.
Last is also verb with the meaning: to perform, carry out.
Last is also adjective with the meaning: final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
check bellow for the other definitions of Last and Tail end
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Last as an adjective:
Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
Examples:
"“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."
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Last as an adjective:
Most recent, latest, last so far.
Examples:
"The last time I saw him, he was married."
"I have received your note dated the 17th last, and am responding to say that.... lb archaic _ usage"
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Last as an adjective:
Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
Examples:
"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."
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Last as an adjective:
Being the only one remaining of its class.
Examples:
"Japan is the last empire."
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Last as an adjective:
Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
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Last as an adjective:
Lowest in rank or degree.
Examples:
"the last prize"
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Last as an adverb:
Most recently.
Examples:
"When we last met, he was based in Toronto."
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Last as an adverb (sequence):
after everything else; finally
Examples:
"I'll go last."
"[[last but not least]]"
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Last as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To perform, carry out.
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Last as a verb (intransitive):
To endure, continue over time.
Examples:
"Summer seems to last longer each year."
"They seem happy now, but that won't last long."
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Last as a verb (intransitive):
To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
Examples:
"I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements."
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Last as a noun:
A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
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Last as a verb:
To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
Examples:
"to last a boot"
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Last as a noun (obsolete):
A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
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Last as a noun (obsolete):
A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
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Last as a noun (obsolete):
An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
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Last as a noun:
A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
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Tail end as a noun:
The hindmost part of anything (a person, animal, or object), the butt, buttocks; hindquarters, rump.
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Tail end as a noun (figurative):
The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
Examples:
"At the tail end of summer. The tail end of a lecture. The tail end of a conversation."