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Definitions for Lasting

[1] continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
[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.
[4] to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
[5] to continue unexpended or unexhausted; be enough: We'll enjoy ourselves while our money lasts.
[6] to continue in force, vigor, effectiveness, etc.: to last for the whole course.
[7] to continue or remain in usable condition for a reasonable period of time: They were handsome shoes but they didn't last.
[8] to continue to survive for the duration of (often followed by out ): They lasted the war in Switzerland.
[9] a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired.
[10] the shape or form of a shoe.
[11] to shape on or fit to a last.
[12] permanent or enduring
[13] a strong durable closely woven fabric used for shoe uppers, etc
[14] being, happening, or coming at the end or after all others the last horse in the race
[15] being or occurring just before the present; most recent last Thursday
[16] last but not least coming last in order but nevertheless important
[17] last but one next to last
[18] only remaining one's last cigarette
[19] most extreme; utmost
[20] least suitable, appropriate, or likely he was the last person I would have chosen
[21] (esp relating to the end of a person's life or of the world) final or ultimate last rites (capital ) the Last Judgment
[22] (postpositive) Liverpool dialect inferior, unpleasant, or contemptible this ale is last
[23] after all others; at or in the end he came last
[24] most recently he was last seen in the mountains (in combination ) last-mentioned
[25] (sentence modifier) as the last or latest item
[26] the last a person or thing that is last the final moment; end
[27] one's last moments before death
[28] the last thing a person can do (esp in the phrase breathe one's last )
[29] the final appearance, mention, or occurrence we've seen the last of him
[30] at last in the end; finally
[31] at long last finally, after difficulty, delay, or irritation
[32] (when intr, often foll by for ) to remain in being (for a length of time); continue his hatred lasted for several years
[33] to be sufficient for the needs of (a person) for (a length of time) it will last us until Friday
[34] (when intr, often foll by for ) to remain fresh, uninjured, or unaltered (for a certain time or duration) he lasted for three hours underground
[35] the wooden or metal form on which a shoe or boot is fashioned or repaired
[36] (tr) to fit (a shoe or boot) on a last
[37] 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

Words related to Lasting

deep-rooted, eternal, indelible, durable, continuing, abiding, permanent, stable, everlasting, lifelong, longstanding, long-term, persisting, constant, continual, endless, forever, incessant, indissoluble, inexhaustible

Words nearby Lasting

last-ditch effort, last-gasp, last-in, first-out, last-minute, lastex, lasting, lastly, lasègue's sign, lat, lat., latah

Origin of Lasting

3before 900; Middle English lest(e ), last(e ), Old English lǣste; cognate with German Leisten; akin to Old English lāst, Gothic laists track

Other words from Lasting

last·ing·ly , adverb
last·ing·ness , noun
un·last·ing , adjective
last·er , noun

Word origin for Lasting

Old English hlæst load; related to hladan to lade 1

Synonyms for Lasting

abiding, continuing, deep-rooted, durable, eternal, everlasting, indelible, lifelong, long-term, longstanding, permanent, stable, persisting, constant, continual, endless, forever, in for the long haul, incessant, indissoluble, inexhaustible, inexpungible, old, perdurable, perennial, perpetual, till the cows come home, unceasing, undying, unremitting