Meaning

4 senses
  1. (idiomatic)The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.

    Krone, Nonplusultra

    после́днее сло́воposlédneje slóvo

  2. (idiomatic)A concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation.

    letztes Wort

  3. (in the plural, often, sarcastic)The final statement uttered by a person before death.

    letztes Wort

    после́днее сло́воposlédneje slóvo

    the final statement in a verbal argument

  4. (idiomatic)A final decision or remark, or the right to make one.

    have the last word

    get the last word

    letztes Wort

    после́днее сло́воposlédneje slóvo

Examples

91 sentences
  1. You can have the last word.

  2. Tom always needs to have the last word.

    ruТому обязательно нужно, чтобы последнее слово было за ним. — marafon

    deTom muss immer das letzte Wort haben. — benbika

  3. Tom always has to have the last word.

  4. Tom always wants to have the last word.

    deTom will immer das letzte Wort haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Some people seem to always want to have the last word.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
finest, highest or ultimate representation of some class of object:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
finest, highest or ultimate representation of some class of object:
concluding remarks:

Forms

plural: last words
Singularlast word
Plurallast words

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfinal say

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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