run for vs last

last vs run for

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

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

run for and last both are verbs.

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

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

As verbs, last is a hypernym of run for; that is, last is a word with a broader meaning than run for:

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

Other hypernyms of run for include endure.

run for (noun)	last (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

run for (adjective)	last (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

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

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

Difference between run for and last

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