last2
• verb 1 continue for a specified period of time. 2 remain operating or usable for a considerable or specified length of time. 3 (of provisions or resources) be sufficient for (someone) for a specified length of time. 4 (often last out) manage to survive or endure. — ORIGIN Old English, related to LAST3.
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