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The correct spelling is lasts.
How to pronounce lasts
/lasts/
verbIPA: /lasts/
Say it like: Las-ts
The correct spelling is lasts. To perform, carry out. For example: "Summer seems to last longer each year."
Usage Examples
“Summer seems to last longer each year.”
“I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.”
“to last a boot”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To perform, carry out.
- 2.To endure, continue over time.
- 3.To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
- 4.To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place smoothly on a last.
noun
- 1.A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes.
- 2.A burden; load; a cargo; freight.
- 3.A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.
- 4.An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.
- 5.A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
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