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lasting

[ las-ting, lah-sting ]

adjective

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

    a lasting friendship.



noun

  1. a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
  2. Archaic. the quality of surviving or continuing and maintaining strength, effectiveness, etc.

lasting

/ ˈlɑːstɪŋ /

adjective

  1. permanent or enduring


noun

  1. a strong durable closely woven fabric used for shoe uppers, etc

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Derived Forms

  • ˈlastingness, noun
  • ˈlastingly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • lasting·ly adverb
  • lasting·ness noun
  • un·lasting adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lasting1

First recorded in 1125–75 lasting fordef 1; 1775–85 lasting fordef 2; Middle English (adjective); last 2 + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

There is one application in addition to vaccines, however, where brief exposure to messenger RNA could have effects lasting years, or even a lifetime.

Carole Peterson, a researcher at Memorial University of Newfoundland, said early experiences can have a lasting impact on behavioral reactions and attitudes.

Lurie said he felt the team needs to get younger and sacrifice short-term gain for a roster transformation that will lead to lasting success.

While the most recent dementia studies might be too new to include, it’s a shame the book doesn’t note the widespread concern over the lasting neurological effects on those who have gotten sick from the coronavirus.

To the extent that this is a lasting moment in Hawley’s political career, it seems to have turned out nothing like he may have planned.

In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.

The question is will we see regime changes in both Hamas and Israel that embrace a lasting peace?

So can Colombians finally dream of a lasting and sustainable peace in 2015?

But it is the lasting emotional scars that have been the hardest to deal with.

But the crimes Wahlberg committed have no doubt done “lasting damage” to the victims.

How is it that one instant of time should work those effects in the human mind which are so lasting in their results!

Her own dislike (it was indeed no less than dislike) of the living lord, her lasting love for the dead one.

As he walked back to his hotel, his head was full of plans for the girl's transient pleasure and lasting benefit.

It was by popularizing tobacco in France that he gained a lasting fame.

Meanwhile, another form of imitation is developing, the fashioning of lasting semblances.

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