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Antonyms for lasted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : last, lahst
Phonetic Transcription : læst, lɑst



Definition of lasted

Origin :
  • "following all others," from Old English latost (adj.) and lætest (adv.), superlative of læt (see late). Cognate with Old Frisian lest, Dutch laatst, Old High German laggost, German letzt. Meaning "most recent" is from c.1200. The noun, "last person or thing," is c.1200, from the adjective. Last hurrah is from the title of Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel. Last word "final, definitive statement" is from 1650s. A dying person's last words so called by 1740. As an adjective, last-minute attested from 1913. Last-chance (adj.) is from 1962.
  • As in keep at : verb continue, endure
  • As in linger : verb continue, endure
  • As in live : verb exist
  • As in persist : verb carry on, carry through
  • As in remain : verb stay, wait
  • As in run : verb continue, range
  • As in stand : verb be in force, exist
  • As in stand/stand for : verb endure, bear
  • As in stay : verb wait
  • As in stick : verb endure
  • As in be : verb exist
  • As in subsist : verb keep going, living
  • As in survive : verb continue to live
  • As in wear : verb endure
  • As in carry on : verb continue activity
  • As in abide : verb remain or continue in a state
  • As in cling : verb attach to
  • As in continue : verb persist, carry on
  • As in endure : verb continue; be durable
  • As in exist : verb be living
  • As in extend : verb make larger, longer
  • As in go on : verb continue
  • As in hold : verb continue, endure
Example sentences :
  • His expedition, which left Copenhagen in 1761, lasted six years.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Old people have a remembrance of a foot of snow which lasted for a week.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • But while it lasted no voice rang louder than that of Saunders McClellan's devil.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Life isn't as disheartening as it would be if it lasted longer.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The Franco-German war, therefore, lasted six and a half months.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • But it was a one-sided struggle and lasted only for a second or two.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • The winter lasted more than four months, and we made good times of it.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Falling in with an American in the Bay of Biscay, we got a barrel of beef which lasted us in.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This course of life may have lasted a fortnight; when I became heartily tired of it.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The firing was sharp on both sides, and it lasted a great while.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

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