long-lasting
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈlɔːŋˌlæstɪŋ/
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duradero
- This paint is designed to provide a long-lasting finish that withstands harsh weather.
- long-lasting effect
- long-lasting relationship
- long-lasting friendship
Two of them are long lasting eyeshadow sticks.
- Two of them are long lasting eyeshadow sticks.
- They wanted to make a robust, sturdy, long lasting vehicle and they did.
- And those are the things that create long lasting deep change.
- These are really, really long lasting once you apply them, they just stay put.
- And I stress that we're talking about healthy, successful, long lasting relationships.
Examples
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Even if they like the subject, the course has no long-lasting effect on them.
Academic text (1996) -
Authentic partnerships are long-lasting because they provide tangible benefits for the majority of those involved.
Academic text (2012) -
What is your bit of advice for a long lasting relationship?
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It's going to be a long lasting company, I think.
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This stuff is super long lasting and really black.
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So yeah, look for long lasting products and I think just keep it.
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And those are the things that create long lasting deep change.
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Have you ever had a big friendship or like a long lasting friendship end?
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And so they've really had this unusual and long lasting impact on my life.
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Will peer support obtained in a special residential program have any long-lasting effect for children?
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
502
3.0
Lasting for a long time
109
3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
82
4.9
Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
69
3.9
Continuing for a longer time than usual
56
3.6
Able to last a long time without breaking or being damaged
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4.1
Continuing for a long time
39
4.3
Lasting for a long time
38
3.1
Continuing to be present or useful for a long time
22
3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
21
5.3
Continuing for a long time and often returning
6
3.9
That lasts for a long time
6
4.2
Happening over a long time, not just now
1
4.2
Continuing for a long time without fading
Happening over a long time and not finished
Lasting for a long time, often about a feeling or belief
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Long-lasting comes from the parts long ('for a long time'), last ('to continue') and the ending -ing (showing it keeps going), so it means something that 'continues for a long time'.