lasting

2 definitions • 4 examples

continuing to exist for a long time or for ever:

Few observers believe that the treaty will bring a lasting peace to the region.

Did any of your teachers make a lasting impression on you?

The tablets make you feel better for a while but the effect isn't (long-)lasting.

continuing to exist or have an effect for a long time:

These poems have won him a lasting reputation as Puerto Rico’s finest love poet.