Overview of verb last

The verb last has 2 senses

• last, endure -- (persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")


• survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?")

Overview of adj lasting

The adj lasting has 4 senses

• permanent, lasting -- (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value")


• durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived -- (existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship")


• persistent, lasting -- (retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes")


• lasting -- (lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship")