last

Pronunciation: [lɑ:st]

Average Rank: 175

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 最后的, 末尾的, 最近的 vi. 持续, 支持, 维持 vt. 使维持, 够...用 adv. 最后, 后来 n. 最后, 末尾, 鞋楦头

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. the last or lowest in an ordering or series
  • n. a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
  • n. a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
  • n. a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk
Word Forms:
Past: lasted
3rd Person: lasts
Present Participle: lasting
Past Participle: lasted

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#205

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.0% (Top 98.0% most frequent)
98.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#181

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 98.2% (Top 98.2% most frequent)
98.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#138

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.6% (Top 98.6% most frequent)
98.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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