last vs run for

run for vs last

last is a noun but run for is not a noun.

last is an adjective but run for is not an adjective.

last and run for both are verbs.

last is an adverb but run for is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
run for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run for is a hyponym of last; that is, run for is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than last:

last: persist for a specified period of time
run for: extend or continue for a certain period of time

Other hyponyms of last include run, endure, hold out, wear, drag on, drag out.

last (noun)	run for (noun)
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
the temporal end; the concluding time
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

last (adjective)	run for (adjective)
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
occurring at or forming an end or termination
occurring at the time of death
highest in extent or degree
immediately past
conclusive in a process or progression
not to be altered or undone
most unlikely or unsuitable
lowest in rank or importance

last (verb)	run for (verb)
persist for a specified period of time	extend or continue for a certain period of time
continue to live and avoid dying

last (adverb)	run for (adverb)
most recently
the item at the end

Difference between last and run for

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