first vs last

first and last both are nouns.

first and last both are adjectives.

first is not a verb while last is a verb.

first and last both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

first (noun)	last (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving	holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
an honours degree of the highest class	the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
the first element in a countable series	a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
the first or highest in an ordering or series	a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the time at which something is supposed to begin	the last or lowest in an ordering or series
	the temporal end; the concluding time
	the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

first (adjective)	last (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree	coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections	occurring at or forming an end or termination
ranking above all others	occurring at the time of death
serving to begin	highest in extent or degree
serving to set in motion	immediately past
	conclusive in a process or progression
	not to be altered or undone
	most unlikely or unsuitable
	lowest in rank or importance

first (verb)	last (verb)
	persist for a specified period of time
	continue to live and avoid dying

first (adverb)	last (adverb)
before anything else	most recently
prominently forward	the item at the end
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

Difference between first and last

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