lasting
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tɪŋ, ˈlɑ 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.
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verb (used without object)
1.
to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
2.
to continue unexpended or unexhausted; be enough: We'll enjoy ourselves while our money lasts.
3.
to continue in force, vigor, effectiveness, etc.: to last for the whole course.
4.
to continue or remain in usable condition for a reasonable period of time: They were handsome shoes but they didn't last.
verb (used with object)
5.
to continue to survive for the duration of (often followed by out ): They lasted the war in Switzerland.
noun
1.
a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired.
2.
the shape or form of a shoe.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 3.
to shape on or fit to a last.
4.
stick to one's last, to keep to that work, field, etc., in which one is competent or skilled.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English lest(e), last(e), Old English lǣste; cognate with German Leisten; akin to Old English lāst, Gothic laists track
before 900; Middle English lest(e), last(e), Old English lǣste; cognate with German Leisten; akin to Old English lāst, Gothic laists track
Related forms
last·er, noun
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last1 (lɑːst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | being, happening, or coming at the end or after all others: the last horse in the race |
| 2. | being or occurring just before the present; most recent: last Thursday |
| 3. | last but not least coming last in order but nevertheless important |
| 4. | last but one next to last |
| 5. | only remaining: one's last cigarette |
| 6. | most extreme; utmost |
| 7. | least suitable, appropriate, or likely: he was the last person I would have chosen |
| 8. | esp relating to the end of a person's life or of the world |
| a. final or ultimate: last rites | |
| b. (capital): the Last Judgment | |
| 9. | dialect (Liverpool) (postpositive) inferior, unpleasant, or contemptible: this ale is last |
| —adv | |
| 10. | after all others; at or in the end: he came last |
| 11. | a. most recently: he was last seen in the mountains |
| b. (in combination): last-mentioned | |
| 12. | (sentence modifier) as the last or latest item |
| —n | |
| 13. | the last |
| a. a person or thing that is last | |
| b. the final moment; end | |
| 14. | one's last moments before death |
| 15. | the last thing a person can do (esp in the phrase breathe one's last) |
| 16. | the final appearance, mention, or occurrence: we've seen the last of him |
| 17. | at last in the end; finally |
| 18. | at long last finally, after difficulty, delay, or irritation |
| usage Since last can mean either after all others or most recent, it is better to avoid using this word where ambiguity might arise as in her last novel. Final or latest should be used in such contexts to avoid ambiguity | |
| last2 (lɑːst) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to remain in being (for a length of time); continue: his hatred lasted for several years |
| 2. | to be sufficient for the needs of (a person) for (a length of time): it will last us until Friday |
| 3. | to remain fresh, uninjured, or unaltered (for a certain time or duration): he lasted for three hours underground |
| [Old English lǣstan; related to Gothic laistjan to follow] | |
| 'laster2 | |
| —n | |
| last3 (lɑːst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the wooden or metal form on which a shoe or boot is fashioned or repaired |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to fit (a shoe or boot) on a last |
| [Old English lǣste, from lāst footprint; related to Old Norse leistr foot, Gothic laists] | |
| 'laster3 | |
| —n | |
| last4 (lɑːst) | |
| —n | |
| a unit of weight or capacity having various values in different places and for different commodities. Commonly used values are 2 tons, 2000 pounds, 80 bushels, or 640 gallons | |
| [Old English hlæst load; related to hladan to | |
| lasting (ˈlɑːstɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | permanent or enduring |
| —n | |
| 2. | a strong durable closely woven fabric used for shoe uppers, etc |
| 'lastingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'lastingness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
last
"following all the others," from O.E. latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superl. of læt (adj.) and late (adv.). Cognate with O.Fris. lest, Du. laatst, O.H.G. laggost, Ger. letzt). Adj. Last-ditch "on the last line of defense" is from 1715, attributed to William of Orange. Last hurrah is from
the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last word "final, definitive statement" is from 1881. Related: Lasting; lastly.
last
"endure," from O.E. læstan "to continue, endure," earlier "accomplish, carry out," lit. "to follow a track," from P.Gmc. *laistijanan (cf. Goth. laistjan "to follow," O.Fris. lasta "to fulfill, to pay (duties)," Ger. leisten "to perform, achieve, afford"). Related to
last (n.), not to last (adj.).
last
"shoemaker's block," from O.E. læste, from last "track, footprint, trace," from P.Gmc. *laistaz (cf. O.N. leistr "the foot," O.H.G. leist "track, footprint," Goth. laistjan "to follow," O.E. læran "to teach").
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Example sentences
The crisis had not shifted the national mood on tax-and-spend in any lasting way.
But health experts say it is a potent neurotoxin that can have lasting health effects.
My specific point is simply to note the fate of one structure that has a lasting role in world imaginative history.
But the episode did lasting harm to the credibility of its macroeconomic stewardship.
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