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English
Etymology
From out- + last.
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outlast (third-person singular simple present outlasts, present participle outlasting, simple past and past participle outlasted)
- (transitive) To live, last or remain longer than.
The tool outlasted its need.
Some think that classical music would outlast pop.
1960 August, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 468: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.
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