lasting
English
Adjective
lasting (comparative more lasting, superlative most lasting)
- Persisting for an extended period of time.
- After World War One it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn't.
- 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Though they obviously realized that these episodes were part of something wonderful and important and lasting, the writers and producers couldn’t have imagined that 20 years later “Treehouse Of Horror” wouldn’t just survive; it’d thrive as one of the most talked-about and watched episodes of every season of The Simpsons.
Translations
persisting for an extended period of time
Noun
lasting (plural lastings)
- continuance; endurance
- (Can we find and add a quotation of John Locke to this entry?)
- A durable woollen material formerly used for women's shoes; everlasting.
- The act or process of shaping on a last.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
lasting f or m (definite singular lastinga or lastingen, indefinite plural lastinger, definite plural lastingene)
Antonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
lasting f (definite singular lastinga, indefinite plural lastingar, definite plural lastingane)
Antonyms
References
- “lasting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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