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

Synonyms for lasted

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