outlast

verb

out·​last ˌau̇t-ˈlast 

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

Synonyms of outlast

• survive
• outlive

Examples of outlast in a Sentence

I truly hope this car will outlast our previous one

your work will probably outlast you

Recent Examples on the Web

So deeply that the love outlasted mental illness, suicide and the long journey to make this film. — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026

The Swiss run ends after outlasting Algeria and Colombia in elimination games. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Green, ever the veteran simply outlasted the younger fighter. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

The Blue Jays, outlasted by the Dodgers in last year’s seven-game World Series, improved to 44-49. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outlast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

outlast

verb

out·​last

(ˈ)au̇t-ˈlast

: to last longer than : survive