Definition of last

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last²    (lst) KEY 

VERB:
last·ed, last·ing, lasts
VERB:
intr.

1. 1. To continue in time; go on: The war lasted four years.
   2. To continue; survive: The patient is not expected to last much longer.
2. 1. To remain in good or usable condition: Produce lasts longer if it is refrigerated. I wanted a car that would last.
   2. To continue in force or practice: wondered if the marriage would last.
3. To remain in adequate supply: Will our water last?

VERB:
tr.

1. To keep adequately supplied: left enough bread to last the family for the weekend.
2. To persist or endure for the entire length of; survive: hoped to last the season without injuring her leg again.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English lasten, from Old English lstan; see leis-¹ in Indo-European roots