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last·ing

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–adjective

1.	continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.

–noun

2.	a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.

3.	Archaic. the quality of surviving or continuing and maintaining strength, effectiveness, etc.

[Origin: 1125–75 for def. 1; 1775–85 for def. 2; ME (adj.). See last², -ing²

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—Related forms

last·ing·ly, adverb

last·ing·ness, noun

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last² Audio Help   (lāst) Pronunciation Key
v.   last·ed, last·ing, lasts

v.   intr.

1. To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
2. To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
3. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
4. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
1. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
2. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?

v. tr.

To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.

[Middle English lasten, from Old English lǣstan; see leis-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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last³ Audio Help   (lāst) Pronunciation Key
n.   A block or form shaped like a human foot and used in making or repairing shoes.

tr.v.   last·ed, last·ing, lasts
To mold or shape on a last.

[Middle English leste, laste, from Old English lǣste, from lǣst, lāst, sole of the foot; see leis-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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last·ing Audio Help   (lās'tĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring: a lasting peace.

n.   A sturdy twilled fabric.

last'ing·ly adv., last'ing·ness n.

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lasting
adjective
1.	continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" [syn: permanent] [ant: impermanent]
2.	existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: durable]
3.	retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: persistent] [ant: caducous]
4.	lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"

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ˈlasting adjective

Example: A good education is a lasting benefit

Arabic:	باقٍ، دائِم
Chinese (Simplified):	持久的
Chinese (Traditional):	持久的
Czech:	trvalý
Danish:	blivende; vedvarende
Dutch:	blijvend
Estonian:	püsiv
Finnish:	pysyvä
French:	durable
German:	dauernd
Greek:	διαρκής, μόνιμος
Hungarian:	maradandó
Icelandic:	varanlegur
Indonesian:	kekal
Italian:	permanente, duraturo

Japanese:	永く続く
Korean:	영구적인
Latvian:	ilgstošs; noturīgs
Lithuanian:	ilgalaikis
Norwegian:	varig, vedvarende
Polish:	trwały
Portuguese (Brazil):	duradouro, durável
Portuguese (Portugal):	duradouro
Romanian:	pe termen lung; durabil
Russian:	прочный
Slovak:	trvalý
Slovenian:	trajen
Spanish:	duradero
Swedish:	varaktig, hållbar
Turkish:	sürekli, devamlı

See also: last, last out

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Du"ra*ble\, a. [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F. durable. See Dure.] Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.

Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. --Prov. viii. 18.

An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. --De Quincey.

Syn: Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing; constant; persistent. See Lasting.

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En`er*last"ing\, n. 1. Eternal duration, past of future; eternity.

From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps. xc. 2.

2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.

3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as the pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle of the French, the cudweeds, etc.

4. A cloth fabic for shoes, etc. See Lasting.

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Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l?st, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot.]

1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of Love.

2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.

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Last"ing\, a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.

Usage: Lasting, Permanent, Durable. Lasting commonly means merely continuing in existence; permanent carries the idea of continuing in the same state, position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of agencies which tend to destroy.

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Lasting

Last"ing\, a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.