last
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /lɑːst/US /læst/
Meaning
adverb
after anyone or anything else; at the end
“He came last in the race.”
determiner
happening or coming after all other similar things or people
“We caught the last bus home.”
noun
the person or thing that comes or happens after all other similar people or things
“Sorry I'm late—am I the last?”
verb
to continue for a particular period of time
“Each game lasts about an hour.”
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“that I often asked now that I've had two decades of experience in the video game World excuse me first over the last 20 years as a developer what things have changed”
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