Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lasting"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute,
follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l?st, trace, footstep,
course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to
follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.]
1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.

[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me
would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of
Love.

2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without
impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than
that; the fuel will last through the winter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Lasting \Last"ing\, adv.
In a lasting manner.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

lasting
adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or
condition or place; "permanent secretary to the
president"; "permanent address"; "literature of
permanent value" [syn: {permanent}] [ant: {impermanent}]
2: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {long-lasting},
{long-lived}]
3: (biology) retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain
attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
[syn: {persistent}] [ant: {caducous}]
4: lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
5: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {everlasting},
{eternal}, {eonian}, {aeonian}]


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