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lasting

lasting

38 3.1
Continuing to be present or useful for a long time
  • adjective
  • /ˈlæstɪŋ/
translation icon : duradero
  • Lymphoedema can have a profound and lasting impact on quality of life.
  • lasting impression
  • lasting effect
  • lasting impact

This is the Power up lasting and moisturizing gloss stain.

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Examples

  • All parties must now work towards a lasting peace.

  • Educational studies have clearly shown that for significant and lasting learning to take place, students' minds must be active.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Is this your idea of a deep and lasting relationship?

  • I hope high school teachers know how powerful and lasting their influence is.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Sometimes when we experience trauma, it can have a lasting effect.

  • This place seemed to have made a lasting impression on you.

  • Somehow it made a lasting impression on her life.

  • When I took office, I promised we would create a true, lasting peace.

  • As this essay makes clear, Richard Neustadt has had a lasting effect on the field of presidential studies.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The changes in the education system are expected to have a lasting impact on students' futures.

Synonyms

permanent
vslasting
650 3.2

Continuing for a long time and unlikely to change

often expresses fixed state intended not to change
long-term
vslasting
502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

applies more broadly beyond effects or planned contexts
eternal
vslasting
362 4.3

Lasting forever without end

is the ordinary long duration sense rather than endlessness
longtime
vslasting
190 2.4

Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time

is more general and not tied to a role or relationship
lifelong
vslasting
167 3.5

Lasting for a person's whole life

is broader, covering long duration beyond a single lifetime
perpetual
vslasting
93 5.8

Lasting for a very long time without stopping

is less extreme, meaning it endures for a very long period
persistent
vslasting
82 4.9

Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily

refers to continuing without the stubborn or recurring sense
durable
vslasting
56 3.6

Able to last a long time without breaking or being damaged

means long in time generally, not specifically about wear resistance
long-standing
vslasting
45 4.1

Continuing for a long time

is the general notion of continuing without specifying history
everlasting
vslasting
39 4.5

Lasting forever without end

is milder, meaning it simply continues for a long time
long-lasting
vslasting
27 3.7

To stay the same or work well for a long time

is more general, meaning simply it lasts a long time
sustained
vslasting
22 3.9

Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker

allows general long duration but not necessarily constant strength
perennial
vslasting
21 5.3

Continuing for a long time and often returning

means long duration but not necessarily recurring or seasonal
ever-present
vslasting
19 4.4

Something that is always there and hard to ignore

describes presence everywhere rather than duration over time
long-lived
vslasting
6 3.9

That lasts for a long time

is broader, applying to many kinds of long continuation
undying
vslasting
2 5.5

Something that lasts forever and never ends

covers long continuation without implying true immortality
enduring
vslasting
1 4.2

Continuing for a long time without fading

is the broader idea of something surviving for a long time
continuing
vslasting
2.8

Happening over a long time and not finished

is similar but focuses on the idea of long existence generally
abiding
vslasting
4.4

Lasting for a long time, often about a feeling or belief

applies across many things, not only emotions or beliefs
agelong
vslasting
  • Archaic
8.4

Lasting for a very long time

is the general long duration idea without the grand time scale

Antonyms

557 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

66 6.3

Lasting only a short time

Compounds

11 3.3

A long time with no war or fighting between countries

A result that continues a long time after something happens

How Long

eternal
362 4.3
permanent
650 3.2
durable
1 3.7
lasting
38 3.1
temporary
557 3.0
fleeting
66 6.3

Surface Forms

lasting positive
lastingly positive

Morphology

lasting = last (transparent) = last + ing

Regular adjectival use of the present participle '-ing' on the verb 'last' yields the meaning 'continuing/enduring', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Lasting comes from the simple verb last and the ending -ing; last means 'to continue' or 'to remain'. So a lasting thing is one that keeps going or has an effect for a long time.