outlast

verb

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

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

Examples of outlast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Saturday’s quarterfinal-round games, Freed-Hardeman of Tennessee defeated Central Baptist of Arkansas 85-74; Grace (Indiana) downed Evangel 83-76; Langston (Oklahoma) beat Indiana Wesleyan 61-48; and the College of Idaho outlasted Morningside (Iowa) 73-56. Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024 Large-scale damage in emergency situations often affects cell phone towers, too, and outages may outlast battery power. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024 Six decades on however, Biba’s legacy outlasts its footprint on the high street. Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024 In authoritarian regimes, such political challenges often boil down to a duel between two men to see who can outlast the other, and that is what happened in this case, Mr. Gallyamov said. Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024 Bluesky has managed to maintain a steady buzz so far, outlasting other up-and-coming microblogging platforms like Pebble and Parler. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024 After not winning a game in five trips to the region’s toughest bracket, the Pride suffocated perennial participant Modesto Christian in the semifinals before outlasting a more athletic and taller Archbishop Riordan team to punch its ticket to Sacramento. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024 Gradually, the barber shop outlasted nearly all of them. Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 The new era has incorporated new, polarizing twists and brought back the fan-favorite auction over the past few seasons, and incoming players have become accustomed to expect the unexpected in addition to preparing physically and mentally to outwit, outplay and outlast each other. Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024

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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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlast. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

outlast

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

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