last words

noun

The final remarks uttered by a person before death.

“The alleged last words would have been "More beating" had one of the assailants failed to notice the victim's true intent.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of last word
nounlast words pl (plural only)
  1. oftenpluralplural onlysarcasticThe final remarks uttered by a person before death.

    The alleged last words would have been "More beating" had one of the assailants failed to notice the victim's true intent.

Synonyms & antonyms

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final words

Translations

Arabic الْكَلِمَات آخِرَة
  • الْكَلِمَات آخِرَة (al-kalimāt ʔāḵira)final remarks uttered by a person before death
Chinese Mandarin 遺言 /遗言
  • 遺言 /遗言 (yíyán)final remarks uttered by a person before death
Danish sidste ord
  • sidste ordfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
Finnish viimeiset sanat
  • viimeiset sanatfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
French derniers mots, dernières paroles
  • derniers motsfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
  • dernières parolesfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
German letzte Worte
  • letzte Wortefinal remarks uttered by a person before death
Māori oha a kī, ōhākī
  • oha a kīfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
  • ōhākīfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
Portuguese últimas palavras
  • últimas palavrasfinal remarks uttered by a person before death
Russian последние слова
  • последние слова (poslednije slova)final remarks uttered by a person before death
Cite this entry
APA

last words. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20words

MLA

“last words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20words. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last words,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20words.

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