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

But the Shedd outlasted the mobsters and Lord knows what else in its home city’s colorful history and now is trying to raise $500 million over eight years in honor of its pending 100th anniversary in 2030. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, literature will outlast the foibles of misguided mortals. —Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

Few expected the venture to outlast Ellison’s willingness to bankroll it. —G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026

Ozzy, Joe, Tiff and Jonathan agree to the bet, so Probst only had to outlast one of them. —Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 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