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at the last

at the last prepositional phrase: in the end, after everything, ultimately.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic, literary) In the end, after everything, ultimately.
    • But at the Last will Māna-Yood-Sushāī forget to rest, and will make again new gods and other worlds, and will destroy the gods whom he hath made.1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC

Questions about at the last

What does at the last mean?
At the last means in the end, after everything, ultimately.
What part of speech is at the last?
At the last is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at the last in the dictionary

  1. at the hand of
  2. at the hands of
  3. at the helm
  4. at the high port
  5. at the instance of
  6. at the last
  7. at the last minute
  8. at the last moment
  9. at the latest
  10. at the least
  11. at the mercy of

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