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lasting

American  
[las-ting, lah-sting] / ˈlæs tɪŋ, ˈlɑ stɪŋ /

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 British  
/ ˈlɑːstɪŋ /

adjective

  1. permanent or enduring

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • lastingly adverb
  • lastingness noun
  • unlasting adjective

Etymology

Origin of lasting

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

Example Sentences

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After a period of mentorship lasting up to two years, the NQPs would progress to career paramedics on a NHS Band 6 pay scale.

From BBC

Authorities say the deployment, set to run for a year, is aimed at restoring order to crime-ridden areas, but critics warn that using the military in civilian policing rarely delivers lasting results.

From BBC

High oil prices make it hard for stocks to stage a lasting rebound, McCann said.

From MarketWatch

The two videos, each lasting less than 30 seconds, show one of the helicopters hovering by the music star’s swimming pool as he salutes the crew.

From The Wall Street Journal

Amazon has suffered a spate of outages, some of them lasting hours, since it began entrusting more software coding responsibilities to AI bots while laying off human engineers, according to the Financial Times.

From Los Angeles Times

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