adj

lasting

LAHS-tihng

adj

Continuing for a long time; enduring.

"The trip left a lasting impression on her."

"They built a lasting friendship over many years."

How to Use Lasting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that stays true or continues to exist for a long time, rather than fading quickly.

Common pairings

lasting impression lasting peace lasting damage

more lasting comparative, lastings plural, most lasting superlative

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The trip left a _____ impression on her.

From the verb last, meaning "to endure", plus -ing.

abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable durative endurable enduring extending hard-wearing long-drawn-out long-lasting

consumable dureless ephemeral fleeting nondurable perishable short-lived transient

abiding edible bad ephemeral continuous quick eternal weak

casting tasting fasting wasting pasting boasting coasting roasting feasting blasting toasting everlasting

abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable durative endurable enduring extending hard-wearing long-drawn-out long-lasting