The difference between Last and Ultimate
When used as nouns, last means a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes, whereas ultimate means the most basic or fundamental of a set of things.
When used as verbs, last means to perform, carry out, whereas ultimate means to finish.
When used as adjectives, last means final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind, whereas ultimate means final.
Last is also determiner with the meaning: the (one) immediately before the present.
Last is also adverb with the meaning: most recently.
check bellow for the other definitions of Last and Ultimate
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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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Ultimate as an adjective:
Final; last in a series.
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Ultimate as an adjective (of a syllable):
Last in a word or other utterance.
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Ultimate as an adjective:
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
Examples:
"the ultimate pleasure"
"the ultimate disappointment"
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Ultimate as an adjective:
Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
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Ultimate as an adjective:
That will happen at some time; eventual.
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Ultimate as an adjective:
Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
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Ultimate as an adjective:
Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
Examples:
"an ultimate constituent of matter"
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Ultimate as a noun:
The most basic or fundamental of a set of things
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Ultimate as a noun:
The final or most distant point; the conclusion
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Ultimate as a noun:
The greatest extremity; the maximum
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Ultimate as a noun (uncountable):
A non-contact competitive team sport played with a 175 gram flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone.
Examples:
"pedialite Ultimate (sport)"
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Ultimate as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To finish; to complete.