Lasted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute,
     follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l[=ae]st, trace,
     footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth.
     laistjan to follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.]
     1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.


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              [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me
              would ordain while my life lasted.    --Testament of
                                                    Love.
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     2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without
        impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than
        that; the fuel will last through the winter.
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