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To perform, carry out.

To endure, continue over time.

Example: Summer seems to last longer each year.

To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.

Example: I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.

To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.

Example: to last a boot

The action or state of persisting; the time during which something or someone persists.

A durable woollen material formerly used for women's shoes.

The act or process of shaping footwear on a last.

Persisting for an extended period of time.

Example: After World War I it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn’t.

Persisting forever.