Lasting

[Last·ing]

Lasting a long time without change

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Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Adjective S.
existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

Adjective S.
lasting for an indefinitely long period of time

Adjective
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"

Adjective
retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"

Adjective S.
lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"

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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Last

a.
Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

n.
Continuance; endurance.

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

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

adv.
In a lasting manner.


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. -- 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.

Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

Continuance; endurance.

In a lasting manner.

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Usage Examples

Experts on romance say for a happy marriage there has to be more than a passionate love. For a lasting union, they insist, there must be a genuine liking for each other. Which, in my book, is a good definition for friendship.

All lasting business is built on friendship.

For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education all politics can do is keep us out of war.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

Every view, and every object I studied attentively, by viewing them again and again on every side, for I was anxious to make a lasting impression of it on my imagination.

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community.

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