adj · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɑːstɪŋ/
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Northern-England:/ˈlastɪŋ/
Northern-England:/ˈlastɪn/
General-American:/ˈlæstɪŋ/
/ˈleəstɪŋ/æ-raising
rhymes with -ɑːstɪŋ
rhymes with -æstɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Persisting for an extended period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
After World War I it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn’t.
I was taken to the theatre for the first time when I was six years old, and the experience made a lasting impression on me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abiding, durable
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Persisting forever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: everlasting
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The act or process of shaping footwear on a last.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: shoemaking
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The action or state of persisting; the time during which something or someone persists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Examples
1598, I. D. (possibly John Dee) (translator), Aristotles Politiques, or Discourses of Gouernment, London: Adam Islip, Chapter 12, p. 334, But all things that haue beginning, must come to an end, and whatsoeuer groweth, must likewise deminish, being subiect to corruption and change, according to the time appointed vnto it by the course of Nature, as is seene by experience in plants, and in wights, which haue their ages and lastings certaine and determined.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: continuance, duration, endurance
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of last
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
permanent secretary to the president
permanent address
literature of permanent value
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: permanent
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
retained; not shed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
persistent leaves remain attached past maturity
the persistent gills of fishes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: persistent
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
existing for a long time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hopes for a durable peace
a long-lasting friendship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: durable, long-lasting, long-lived
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
lasting a long time without change
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a lasting relationship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
траен
(traen)
— persisting for an extended period of time
Bulgarian:
издръжлив
(izdrǎžliv)
— persisting for an extended period of time
Esperanto:
daŭra
— persisting for an extended period of time
Finnish:
pysyvä
— persisting for an extended period of time
Finnish:
kestävä
— persisting for an extended period of time
French:
permanent
— persisting for an extended period of time
French:
permanente
— persisting for an extended period of time
Italian:
permanente
— persisting for an extended period of time
Italian:
duraturo
— persisting for an extended period of time
Italian:
durevole
— persisting for an extended period of time
Latin:
aeternus
— persisting for an extended period of time
Latin:
dūrābilis
— persisting for an extended period of time
Māori:
ukauka
— persisting for an extended period of time
Māori:
ukuiuki
— persisting for an extended period of time
Māori:
whakauka
— persisting for an extended period of time
Norwegian Bokmål:
varig
— persisting for an extended period of time
Plautdietsch:
bestendich
— persisting for an extended period of time
Portuguese:
duradouro
— persisting for an extended period of time
Scottish Gaelic:
maireannach
— persisting for an extended period of time
Scottish Gaelic:
buan
— persisting for an extended period of time
Scottish Gaelic:
seasmhach
— persisting for an extended period of time
Spanish:
duradero
— persisting for an extended period of time
Tocharian B:
eṃṣketstse
— persisting for an extended period of time
Turkish:
kalıcı
— persisting for an extended period of time
Turkish:
sürekli
— persisting for an extended period of time
Turkish:
süregelen
— persisting for an extended period of time
