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last⋅ing

  [las-ting, lah-sting]
Use lasting in a Sentence
–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 last 2 , -ing 2

Related forms:
last⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
last⋅ing⋅ness, noun

last

2  [last, lahst]
–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 fol. by out): They lasted the war in Switzerland.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME lasten, OE lǣstan to follow (lit., go in the tracks of), perform, continue, last; c. G laisten to follow, Goth laistjan. See last 3

Synonyms:
1. See continue.

last

3  [last, lahst]
–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)
3. to shape on or fit to a last.
—Idiom
4. stick to one's last, to keep to that work, field, etc., in which one is competent or skilled.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME lest(e), last(e), OE lǣste; c. G Leisten; akin to OE lāst, Goth laists track

Related forms:
laster, noun
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last 2   (lāst)   
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.
  3. To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?
v.   tr.
  1. To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
  2. 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.]
last 3   (lāst)   
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.]
last·ing   (lās'tĭng)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.

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.

Lasting

Last"ing\, n. 1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke.

2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting.

3. The act or process of shaping on a last.

Lasting

Last"ing\, adv. In a lasting manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : lasting
Spanish: duradero,
German: dauernd,
Japanese: 永く続く
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