outlast

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UK/ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/US/ˌaʊtˈlæst/

verb

To live, last or remain longer than.

“The tool outlasted its need.”

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

verboutlast (third-person singular simple present outlasts, present participle outlasting, simple past and past participle outlasted)

present singular third person outlasts · participle present outlasting · participle past outlasted · past outlasted

  1. transitiveTo live, last or remain longer than.

    The tool outlasted its need.

    2 more examples

    Some think that classical music would outlast pop.

    At the time of writing the halts have been reprieved due to doubts as to the legality of the withdrawal of services. It is feared that this reprieve may not outlast the summer timetable which, on the section in question, provides only a skeleton of the former service.

    1960 August, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 468

Synonyms & antonyms

verblive longer than

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Old Englishlǣstan
  8. Middle Englishlasten
  9. Englishlast
  10. Englishoutlast

From out- + last.

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Translations

Bulgarian надживявам
  • надживявам (nadživjavam)to live longer than
Finnish kestää kauemmin kuin
  • kestää kauemmin kuinto live longer than
French survivre, durer
  • survivreto live longer than
  • durerto live longer than
  • perdurerto live longer than
German überdauern, überleben
  • überdauernto live longer than
  • überlebento live longer than
Italian durare più di, andare oltre
  • durare più dito live longer than
  • andare oltreto live longer than
Polish przetrwać, przeżyć
  • przetrwaćto live longer than
  • przeżyćto live longer than
Portuguese prevalecer
  • prevalecerto live longer than
Russian протяну́ть, продержа́ться
  • протяну́ть (protjanútʹ)to live longer than
  • продержа́ться (proderžátʹsja)to live longer than
Spanish durar / vivir más que
  • durar / vivir más queto live longer than

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with outlast

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Cite this entry
APA

outlast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlast

MLA

“outlast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outlast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outlast.

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