outlast

verb

out·​last ˌau̇t-ˈlast How to pronounce outlast (audio)
outlasted; outlasting; outlasts
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transitive verb

: to last longer than : to continue to exist, be active, etc., longer than (someone or something)
BookCourt … withstood the 1999 opening of a Barnes & Noble store just a few blocks away and even outlasted the owners' marriage.—Eli Rosenberg

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Examples of outlast in a Sentence

I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one your work will probably outlast you
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Across most of the animal kingdom bigger animals outlive smaller ones, part of why whales tend to outlast rodents. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 The film follows survivors struggling to outlast an undead threat that grows far beyond anything the show attempted. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The San Francisco 49ers outlasted the Seahawks 32-29 last Sunday. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Advertisement The decisions made today will outlast this administration and this Congress. — Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outlast

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outlast was in 1570

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outlast

verb
out·​last
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈlast
: to last longer than : survive
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